Abstract
75As-zero-field nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) and nuclear quadrupole resonance (NQR) measurements are performed on CaFe2As 2 under pressure. At P = 4.7 and 10.8kbar, the temperature dependencies of nuclear-spin-lattice relaxation rate (1/T1) measured in the tetragonal phase show no coherence peak just below Tc(P) and decrease with decreasing temperature. The superconductivity is gapless at P = 4.7kbar but evolves to that with multiple gaps at P = 10.8kbar. We find that the superconductivity appears near a quantum critical point under pressures in the range 4.7kbar ≤ P ≤ 10.8kbar. Both electron correlation and superconductivity disappear in the collapsed tetragonal phase. A systematic study under pressure indicates that electron correlations play a vital role in forming Cooper pairs in this compound.
Original language | English |
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Article number | 054004 |
Journal | Superconductor Science and Technology |
Volume | 23 |
Issue number | 5 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2010 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Ceramics and Composites
- Condensed Matter Physics
- Metals and Alloys
- Electrical and Electronic Engineering
- Materials Chemistry