Nernst and Seebeck coefficients of the iron-pncitide superconductor Ba$_{1-x}$K$_{x}$Fe$_{2}$As$_{2}$

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Abstract

The Nernst and Seebeck coefficients of the iron-pnictide superconductor Ba$_{1-x}$K$_{x}$Fe$_{2}$As$_{2}$ were measured in single crystals for K concentrations ranging from the parent compound at x=0 to the optimally-doped superconductor at x=0.40, where Tc=38 K. Both coefficients show sharp anomalies at T$_{N}$, the onset temperature for antiferromagnetic order. This allows us to track the doping dependence of T$_{N}$ and hence to map out the T-x phase diagram of Ba$_{1-x}$K$_{x}$Fe$_{2}$As$_ {2}$. The reconstruction of the Fermi surface by the antiferromagnetic order causes a huge enhancement of the quasiparticle Nernst signal, suggesting that carrier density and Fermi temperature are dramatically reduced in the magnetic phase. The Nernst signal due to superconducting fluctuations is small by comparison, and it remains detectable up to a temperature approximately 15{\%} above T$_{c}$, in the optimally-doped sample.

Authors

  • Xigang Luo

    • Universite de Sherbrooke
    • Department de Physique, Universite de Sherbrooke, Sherbrook, Quebec J1K2R1, Canada
  • H. Shakeripour

    • Universite de Sherbrooke
  • J. Chang

    • Universite de Sherbrooke
  • F. Laliberte

    • Universite de Sherbrooke
  • J. -Ph. Reid

    • Universite de Sherbrooke
  • N. Doiron-Leyraud

    • Universite de Sherbrooke
  • L. Taillefer

    • Universite de Sherbrooke
  • M.A. Tanatar

    • Ames Laboratory
  • R. Prozorov

    • Ames Laboratory
  • H.Q. Luo

    • Institute of Physics, Beijing
  • Z.S. Wang

    • Institute of Physics, Beijing
  • H.-H. Wen

    • Institute of Physics, Beijing