Probing the Superconducting Order Parameter of Co-doped BaFe2As2 by Josephson Interferometry
Abstract
We probe the superconducting order parameter in Co-doped BaFe2As2 (Ba122) single crystals via measurements of the critical current of Josephson junctions fabricated on polished faces orthogonal to the c-axis. The modulation of the critical current as a function of magnetic flux applied along the c-axis is different for junctions fabricated on different points on a circularly polished face of the Ba122 crystal since each junction probes an effective order parameter of the crystal through an angle in k-space. These modulations map the phase anisotropy and test for the proposed s± mode pairing symmetry. We will present preliminary results of these studies and compare to existing theoretical models.
- Publication:
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APS March Meeting Abstracts
- Pub Date:
- February 2012
- Bibcode:
- 2012APS..MARJ22003A