Superconductivity and magnetism in Eu$_{1-x}$K$_{x}$Fe$_{2}$(As$_{1-y}$P$_y$)$_2$

ORAL

Abstract

We report detail investigation of superconductivity and magnetism in EuFe$_{2}$As$_{2}$ by doping of K in Eu site and P in As site. In this new class of FeAs-based superconductors, it is found that superconductivity appears close to a magnetic instability, suggesting a possible unconventional pairing mechanism. We have synthesized single crystals of both doped and undoped samples and investigated their physical properties by means of heat capacity, resistivity, magnetization and thermal conductivity measurements. The parent compound shows an antiferromagnetic spin-density-wave (T$_{SDW}$) at $\approx190$K related to the Fe$_{2}$As$_{2}$ layers and magnetic ordering of Eu$^{2+}$ (T$_N$) moments at $\approx20$K. Upon doping Eu with K $>$30$\%$, T$_{SDW}$ gets suppressed and superconductivity (SC) appears at $\approx32$K and also Eu$^{2+}$ ordering suppressed to the low temperature. On the other hand, P doping to the As site suppresses the SDW transition and results in SC, but Eu ordering remains undisturbed. Further increasing the P doping, Eu order transitions from AFM to FM phase which leads to disappearance of SC. We will compare our experimental findings with density functional theory based calculations.

Authors

  • H.S. Jeevan

    • Physikalisches Institut, Georg-August-Universitaet Goettingen, D-37077 Goettingen, Germany
  • J. Maiwald

    • Physikalisches Institut, Georg-August-Universitaet Goettingen, D-37077 Goettingen, Germany
  • Philip Gegenwart

    • Physikalisches Institut, Georg-August-Universitaet Goettingen, D-37077 Goettingen, Germany
  • Deepa Kasinathan

    • MPI CPfS - Dresden
  • Helge Rosner

    • MPI CPfS - Dresden