Repository logo

Infoscience

  • English
  • French
Log In
Logo EPFL, École polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne

Infoscience

  • English
  • French
Log In
  1. Home
  2. Academic and Research Output
  3. Journal articles
  4. Probing the anisotropic vortex lattice in the Fe-based superconductor KFe_{2}As_{2} using small-angle neutron scattering
 
research article

Probing the anisotropic vortex lattice in the Fe-based superconductor KFe_{2}As_{2} using small-angle neutron scattering

Kawano-Furukawa, H.
•
Debeer-Schmitt, Lisa
•
Kikuchi, H.
Show more
2013
Physical Review B

Using small angle neutron scattering, the anisotropy of the magnetic vortex lattice (VL), in the heavily hole-doped pnictide superconductor KFe2As2, was studied. Well-ordered VL scattering patterns were measured with fields applied in directions between B∥c and the basal plane, rotating either towards [100] or [110]. Slightly distorted hexagonal patterns were observed when B∥c. However, the scattering pattern distorted more strongly as the field was rotated away from the c axis. At low field, the arrangement of vortices is affected by the anisotropy of penetration depth in the plane perpendicular to the field. By fitting the distortion with the anisotropic London model, we obtain an estimate of ∼3.4 for the anisotropy factor γ between the in-plane and c-axis penetration depths at the lowest temperature studied. The results further reveal VL phase transitions as a function of field direction. We discuss these transitions using the “hairy ball” theorem.

  • Details
  • Metrics
Type
research article
DOI
10.1103/PhysRevB.88.134524
Web of Science ID

WOS:000326271500003

Author(s)
Kawano-Furukawa, H.
Debeer-Schmitt, Lisa
Kikuchi, H.
Cameron, A. S.
Holmes, A. T.
Heslop, R. W.
Forgan, E. M.
White, J. S.
Kihou, K.
Lee, C. H.
Show more
Date Issued

2013

Published in
Physical Review B
Volume

88

Issue

13

Article Number

134524

Subjects

pnictide

•

vortex lattice

•

superconductivity

•

hairy ball

Editorial or Peer reviewed

REVIEWED

Written at

OTHER

EPFL units
LQM  
Available on Infoscience
December 20, 2013
Use this identifier to reference this record
https://infoscience.epfl.ch/handle/20.500.14299/98613
Logo EPFL, École polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne
  • Contact
  • infoscience@epfl.ch

  • Follow us on Facebook
  • Follow us on Instagram
  • Follow us on LinkedIn
  • Follow us on X
  • Follow us on Youtube
AccessibilityLegal noticePrivacy policyCookie settingsEnd User AgreementGet helpFeedback

Infoscience is a service managed and provided by the Library and IT Services of EPFL. © EPFL, tous droits réservés