The superconducting phase and electronic excitations of (Rb,Cs)Fe$_{2}$As$_{2}$

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Abstract

We present specific heat, transport and Muon-Spin Rotation ($\mu $SR) results on (Rb,Cs)Fe$_{2}$As$_{2}$. RbFe$_{2}$As$_{2}$ was only recently found to be superconducting below 2.6 K by Bukowski et al. Compared to the related BaFe$_{2}$As$_{2}$ the electron density is lower and no magnetic order is observed. For the superconducting phase the superfluid density was calculated from $\mu $SR data. The temperature dependence of the superfluid density and the magnetic penetration depth is well described by a multi-gap scenario. In addition the electronic contribution the specific heat was studied for different compositions and magnetic fields and reveals a high value for the Sommerfeld coefficient $\gamma $.

Authors

  • J. Kanter

    • Lab. for Solid State Physics, ETH Zurich, CH-8093 Zurich
  • Z. Shermadini

    • Paul Scherrer Institute, CH-5232 Villigen PSI, Switzerland
  • R. Khasanov

    • Paul Scherrer Institute, CH-5232 Villigen PSI, Switzerland
  • A. Amato

    • Paul Scherrer Institute, CH-5232 Villigen PSI, Switzerland
  • Z. Bukowski

    • ETH Zurich
    • Solid State Physics, ETH Zurich
    • Lab. for Solid State Physics, ETH Zurich, CH-8093 Zurich
  • B. Batlogg

    • Solid State Physics, ETH Zurich
    • Lab. for Solid State Physics, ETH Zurich, CH-8093 Zurich