Weak coupling BCS-like superconductivity in the pnictide oxide Ba$_{1-x}$Na$_{x}$Ti$_{2}$Sb$_{2}$O

ORAL

Abstract

We report the results of low-temperature heat capacity measurements of the pnictide oxide superconductor BaTi$_{2}$Sb$_{2}$O and the optimally Na-doped compound Na$_{0.15}$Ba$_{0.85}$Ti$_{2}$Sb$_{2}$O. Temperature- and field-dependent heat capacity data are well described by a single-gap BCS theory. The estimated values for the normal-state Sommerfeld constant, the heat capacity jump at $T_{c}$, and the electron-phonon coupling constant are in favor of a conventional weak coupling superconductivity, possibly mediated by electron-phonon interaction. The results are discussed with regard to and compared with recent first-principles calculations.

*Supported by the DOE, the AFOSR, the T.L.L. Temple Foundation, the J.J. and R. Moores Endowment, and the State of Texas through TCSUH

Authors

  • Bernd Lorenz

    • TCSUH and Dept. of Physics, University of Houston
    • TcSUH and Dept. of Physics, University of Houston
    • Department of Physics and TcSUH
  • M. Gooch

    • TCSUH, University of Houston
  • P. Doan

    • TCSUH and Dept. of Chemistry, University of Houston
  • Z. Tang

    • TCSUH and Dept. of Chemistry, University of Houston
  • A.M. Guloy

    • TCSUH and Dept. of Chemistry, University of Houston
  • C.W. Chu

    • TCSUH and Dept. of Physics, University of Houston