Volovik effect in the s$\pm$ state of Ba$_{0.67}$K$_{0.33}$Fe$_{2}$As$_{2}$ from high field NMR

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Abstract

he spatially averaged density of states of an unconventional $d$-wave superconductor is magnetic field dependent, proportional to $H^{1/2}$, owing to the Doppler shift of quasiparticle excitations in a background of vortex supercurrents.~[1, 2] This phenomenon, called the Volovik effect, is absent in an $s$-wave state; however, it has been predicted~[3] to exist for a sign changing $s\pm$ state with a characteristic field dependence, proportional to $H$. We have observed this behavior in the $^{75}$As NMR spin-lattice relaxation rate of a single crystal of Ba$_{0.67}$K$_{0.33}$Fe$_{2}$As$_{2}$ studied over a wide range of fields up to 28 T. Our spatially resolved measurements show that Doppler contributions to the rate increase toward the vortex core, consistent with the superconducting state having unconventional $s\pm$ symmetry.\\ {[1]} G. E. Volovik, J. Phys. C. {\bf 21}, L221 (1988)\\ {[2]} G. E. Volovik, JETP Lett. {\bf 58}, L221 (1988)\\ {[3]} Y. Bang, Phys. Rev. Lett. {\bf 104}, 217001 (2010)

*This work is supported by DE-FG02-05ER46248, DE-FG02-05ER46202 and the NHMFL by NSF and the State of Florida.

Authors

  • Sangwon Oh

    • Northwestern University
  • Andrew Mounce

    • Northwestern University
  • William Halperin

    • Northwestern University
  • Chenglin Zhang

    • The University of Tennessee
  • Pengcheng Dai

    • The University of Tennessee
  • Philip Kuhns

    • National High Magnetic Field Laboratory
  • Arneil Reyes

    • National High Magnetic Field Laboratory