De Haas-van Alphen Oscillations in KFe$_2$As$_2$

ORAL

Abstract

In order to clarify pairing mechanisms and symmetries of the new high-$T_c$ superconductivity in the FeAs compounds, it is necessary to know their Fermi surfaces. We report on de Haas-van Alphen effect in KFe$_2$As$_2$, which is an end member of the high-$T_c$ binary alloy (Ba, K)Fe$_2$As$_2$. It shows no magnetic or structural phase transition down to low temperatures and becomes superconducting below about 3 K. We have observed many dHvA frequencies and their angular dependences are basically 1/cos$\theta$, where $\theta$ is the angle between the $c$ axis and the magnetic field. At the moment, our analysis indicates that three quasi-two-dimensional FS cylinders have been observed and that they occupy about 1, 8, and 12\% of the Brillouin zone, respectively. The effective masses of electrons are fairly heavy, ranging from 6 to 9 times the free electron mass for $B \parallel c$. This seems consistent with previously reported $T^2$ dependence of $\rho$ with a large $A$ coefficient [1] and large Sommerfeld coefficient of the specific heat [2]. [1] T. Terashima \textit{et al}., JPSJ 78, 063702 (2009). [2] H. Fukazawa \textit{et al}., JPSJ 78, 083712 (2009).

Authors

  • Shinya Uji

    • Natl. Inst. Mat. Sci. and JST, TRIP, Japan
  • Taichi Terashima

    • National Institute for Materials Science
  • Motoi Kimata

  • Nobuyuki Kurita

  • Hidetaka Satsukawa

  • Atsushi Harada

  • Kaori Hazama

  • Motoharu Imai

  • Akira Sato

  • Kunihiro Kihou

  • Chul-Ho Lee

  • Hijiri Kito

  • Hiroshi Eisaki

  • Akira Iyo

    • AIST, Japan
  • Hideto Fukazawa

  • Yoh Kohori

    • Chiba Univ., Japan
  • Hisatomo Harima

    • Kobe Univ., Japan