压力下碱金属铁硒基超导体中的现象与物理

在凝聚态物理研究中, 压力作为对物质状态调控的独立变量得到了广泛的应用. 压力对发现物质的新现象、新规律及对其形成机理的理解和对相关理论的验证起到了重要的作用, 尤其在超导电性的研究中取得了巨大的成功. 文章简要的介绍了通过利用压力手段对具有相分离结构的碱金属铁硒基超导体A_xFe_2-ySe₂ (A=K, Rb, Tl/Rb)开展的系列研究所取得的实验结果, 以及其他一些文献中报道的在此方面的主要实验与理论研究工作, 包括压力导致的超导再进入现象和其产生的量子临界机理、其特有的反铁磁绝缘体相在该类超导体实现超导电性中的作用、化学负压力对超导电性的影响、构成该类超导体的反铁磁序与其寄居的超晶格的关系等.     

Universal behavior of the upper critical field in iron-based superconductors

The newly discovered iron-based high temperature superconductors have demonstrated rich physical properties. Here we give a brief review on the recent studies of the upper critical field and its anisotropy in a few typical series of the iron-based superconductors (FeSCs). In spite of their characters of a layered crystal structure, all the FeSCs possess an extremely large upper critical field and a weak anisotropy of superconductivity, being unique among the layered superconductors. These particular properties indicate potential applications of the FeSCs in the future. Based on the experimental facts of the FeSCs, we will discuss the possible mechanisms of pair breaking in high magnetic fields and its restrictions on the theoretical analysis of the superconducting pairing mechanisms.     

Numerical calculation of trapped magnetic field for square multiple bulk superconductors

In this work, the trapped magnetic field was calculated for square bulk superconductors using the sand-pile model and Biot–Savart law. The numerical simulation of the trapped magnetic field was performed varying the sample dimensions, distance between the sample surface and observation point. In addition the magnetic field characteristics of superconducting bulk arrangement in an array was determined. The trapped magnetic field was found to be depending on the sample dimensions and distance between the sample and observation point. It is observed that, when the distance from the surface is larger, the value of the trapped magnetic field decreases, but the variation of the trapped magnetic field becomes small due to averaging the distribution of the trapped magnetic field.     

Upper critical field of the 122-type iron pnictide superconductors

The upper critical fields (H_c2) of the single crystals (Sr,Na)Fe₂As₂ and Ba_0.55K_0.45Fe₂As₂ were determined by means of measuring the electrical resistivity, ρ_xx(μ₀H), using the facilities of pulsed magnetic field at Los Alamos. In general, these compounds possess a very large upper critical field (H_c2(0)) with a weak anisotropic effect. The detailed curvature of H_c2(T_c) may depend on the magnetic field orientation and the sample compositions. We argue that such a difference mainly results from the multi-band effect, which might be modified via doping.     

Competing energy scales in high‐temperature superconductors: Ultrafast pump–probe studies

We present a review of photoexcited quasiparticle dynamics of cuprate and pnictide high‐temperature superconductors in regimes (temperature, doping) where different phases such as superconductivity, spin‐density‐wave (SDW) and pseudogap phases coexist or compete with one another. We start with the overdoped cuprate superconductor Y_1–xCa_x Ba₂Cu₃O_7–δ, where the superconducting gap and pseudogap coexist in the superconducting state. In another cuprate Tl₂Ba₂Ca₂Cu₃O_y, we ob‐ serve a competition between SDW and superconducting orders deep in the superconducting state. Finally, in the underdoped iron pnictide superconductor (Ba,K)Fe₂As₂, SDW order forms at 85 K, followed by superconductivity at 28 K. We also find the emergence of a normal‐state order that suppresses SDW at a temperature T * ～ 60 K and argue that this normal‐state order is a precursor to superconductivity. (© 2011 WILEY‐VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim)     

Phase diagram and critical fields of organic quasi-1d superconductors in an applied magnetic field

No consensus has been reached about the symmetry of the Bechgaard salts superconducting phase. An RG analysis is in favor of interactions dominant in the singlet channel, but very close and sub-dominant in the triplet channel. We study the properties, in a magnetic field along the b′ direction, of a d-wave singlet phase, as well as of an f-wave triplet phase. Recent data about NMR Knight shift, as well as upper critical fields have brought strong indications about the possible symmetries. We have analyzed theoretically the consequences of these experimental data: our results are in favor of a singlet phase in low field, but of a triplet phase in large fields.     

磁场对液态铝和固态铁界面微观组织的影响

研究了直流磁场、交流磁场对液态铝和固态铁界面微观组织的影响，采用金相显微镜、电子探针和x射线衍射等方法对其扩散层内生成物进行了分析.结果表明，在直流磁场和交流磁场作用下，固态铁界面内形成的扩散层厚度均比无磁场时小；在交流磁场作用下，液态铝和固态铁的界面变得凹凸不平；在垂直于磁场方向上，直流磁场抑制了铝原子和铁原子之间的扩散，交流磁场则促进了扩散；无磁场时固态铁内扩散层中生成的金属间化合物由FeAl₃和Fe₂Al₅组成，直流磁场条件下只有Fe₂Al_{5生成，交流磁场作用下由Fe2Al5和Fe4Al13组成. 关键词： 磁场 铝 铁 金属间化合物 扩散}     

Magnetic field dependence ofT c and temperature dependence ofH c2 in layered superconductors with open normal state Fermi surface

A theoretical framework for treating the effects of magnetic fieldH on the pairing theory of superconductivity is considered, where the field is taken in an arbitrary direction with respect to crystal axes. This is applicable to closed, as well as open normal state Fermi surface (FS), including simple layered metals. The orbital effects of the magnetic field are treated semiclassically while retaining the full anisotropic paramagnetic contribution. Explicit calculations are presented in the limits |H| → |H _c2(T)|,T ∼ 0 andT →T _c(|H|), |H| ∼ 0. Effects of weak nonmagnetic impurity scattering, without vertex corrections, have also been taken into account in a phenomenological way. The final results for the case of open FS and layered materials are found to differ considerably from those of the closed FS. For example, an important parameter,h(T=0)=|H_c2(0)|/[-Tδ|H _c2 T|δT]_T{s0} for the case of a FS open ink _z-direction with thek _z-bandwidth, 4t ₃, very small compared to the Fermi energy,E _F, is close to 0.5906, compared to 0.7273 for the closed FS, in the clean limit. Analytical results are given for the magnetic field dependence ofT _c and the temperature dependence of H _c2 for a model of layered superconductors with widely open FS. For a set of band structure parameters for YBa₂Cu₃O₇ used elsewhere, we find reasonable values for the upper critical fieldH _c2(0), the slope (dH _c2/dT)_{T c0}, anisotropic coherence lengths ζ_i(T=0),i=x, y, z, and (dT _c/d|H|)_{|H| → 0}.     

铁基超导体能隙结构和机理的统一认识

铁基超导体作为除铜氧化物超导体之外的第二类高温超导体,自从被发现以来其超导电性的成因就备受关注。早期有人针对同时具有空穴型费米口袋和电子型费米口袋的铁砷基超导体提出了S^±配对模式,而且得到中子散射和隧道谱实验的初步支持。这一配对模型的基础是需要在布里渊区同时具有空穴型和电子型费米面。但是铁基超导体的费米面因材料而异,新发现的很多铁硒基超导体因缺乏空穴型费米面,对S^±电子配对模型来说是一个挑战。文章综述了过去几年来作者在这方面取得的工作进展。运用高精度的扫描隧道显微镜,在不同铁基超导体系中,针对超导能隙结构,或超导序参量的性质进行了仔细研究。首先作者在铁砷基超导体NaFe_1-xCo_xAs和Ba_1-xK_xFe ₂As₂中利用无磁性杂质态测量和隧道谱测量,发现S^±的明确证据。进一步,在只有电子型费米面的(Li_1−xFe_x)OHFeSe超导材料中发现两个各向异性的超导能隙,利用准粒子相干散射实验第一次把这两个超导能隙对应到由电子型费米面套叠或杂化后形成的内外两套费米面上。通过非磁性杂质诱导产生的能隙内杂质态和新型电子驻波相位敏感实验的探测,证明该材料中超导能隙符号也发生反转。因此作者的系列工作统一了有和没有空穴型费米面的铁基超导体的能隙形式,支持排斥势是导致电子配对和超导电性产生的关键因素。     

硬度和电负性与掺杂铁基砷化物超导电性关系

研究了目前已掺杂的铁基砷化物超导体的硬度和电负性与超导电性的关系,发现其有很好的规律性。因此,提出用硬度均衡值和电负性的平均效应值作为掺杂铁基砷化物超导体超导电性的一个判断标准。     

价层轨道平均能与掺杂铁基砷化物超导电性

文中研究了目前已掺杂的铁基砷化物的原子价层轨道平均能与超导电性的关系,发现全部阳离子和阴离子的价层轨道平均能的平均值主要集中在11.407 eV—11.705 eV之间,而阳离子与阴离子价层轨道平均能的平均值之差的绝对值主要集中在8.446 eV—8.869 eV之间,并由平均作用能与转变温度的关系推测出目前掺杂铁基砷化物还没有达到超导最佳状态。这将有助于了解晶格上电子的静电作用与超导机理的关系,并对以后铁基砷化物的掺杂研究有一定的指导意义。     

Interplay between a homogeneous magnetic field and an antiferromagnetic field in one-dimensional superconductors

Mean-field theory applied to superconductors with one-dimensional band in the presence of both the homogeneous magnetic field H₀ and the antiferromagnetic field H_Q, the second-order phase transition temperature is investigated for the arbitrary angle θ between H₀ and H_Q. It is found that the remarkable superconducting region in the case of θ = 0 is retained only for small θ and that the spatially dependent order parameter coexists with the spatially uniform order parameter except for θ = τ/2.     

高温超导体磁通钉扎和磁通动力学研究简介

ψ=ψ0eiφ行为用统一的波函数进行描述,其相位φ在宏观尺度上是相同的.当磁场低于一定值的时候,在超Φ0=h/2e保证最大的界面面积,降低系统能量.该最小的磁通束被称为磁通量子,其磁通量是(h为普朗克超导态是一个宏观量子相干态,其载流子是库珀对.在没有外加磁场和电流的时候,这些库珀对的运动导体的边界处穿透深度内会出现一...     

Study on transition process of vacuum arc under transverse magnetic field

The transverse magnetic field (TMF) drives the vacuum arc to move along the surface of the contacts to prevent the local overheating and melting of the contact surfaces. The arcing process has great influence on the breaking capacity of short‐circuit current. In this paper, the arcing process between three types of TMF contacts was investigated. The transition process of an arc from the ignition stage to the diffusion stage was discussed. The transition moment, transition gap distance, and transition current were obtained. It was found that the axial magnetic field component of TMF contacts affected the arc transition process.     

第一原理计算在铁（镍）基超导体中的应用

铁（镍）基超导体的发现引起了凝聚态物理界的广泛兴趣和关注.第一原理计算以其快速、准确等优点在铁（镍）基超导研究过程中做出了巨大贡献.文章主要介绍了第一原理计算在该研究领域所取得的成果,其中包括电子结构计算,磁性基态的寻找和解释,声子谱和电声子耦合,以及关联效应在该类材料中的作用等.文章还简略介绍了目前的研究现状以及存在的问题,分析了未来的研究方向和可能的解决办法.     

Review of nuclear magnetic resonance studies on iron-based superconductors

The newly discovered iron-based superconductors have triggered renewed enormous research interest in the condensed matter physics community. Nuclear magnetic resonance （NMR） is a low-energy local probe for studying strongly correlated electrons, and particularly important for high-Tc superconductors. In this paper, we review NMR studies on the structural transition, antiferromagnetic order, spin fluctuations, and superconducting properties of several iron-based high-Tc superconductors, including LaFeAsOl_xFx, LaFeAsOl_x, BaFe2As2, Bal_xKxFe2As2, Cao.23Nao.67Fe2As2, BaFe2（Asl_xPx）2, Ba（Fel_xRux）2As2, Ba（Fel_xCox）2As2, Lil＋xFeAs, LiFel_xCoxAs, NaFeAs, NaFel_xCoxAs, KyFe2_xSe2, and （T1,Rb）yFe2_xSe2.     

强磁场下Sm-Fe薄膜不同晶态组织演化及磁性能调控

针对Sm-Fe薄膜的不同晶态组织演化和磁性能调控问题,采用分子束气相沉积方法制备Sm-Fe薄膜时,通过改变Sm含量、膜厚和强磁场来调节薄膜的晶态和磁性能.结果表明,Sm含量可以调节Sm-Fe薄膜的晶态组织演化,而晶态组织的演化和强磁场对磁性能有显著影响.Sm-Fe薄膜在Sm原子比为5.8%时是体心立方晶态组织,在Sm含量为33.0%时为非晶态组织,而膜厚和强磁场不会影响薄膜的晶态组织.非晶态薄膜的表面粗糙度和表面颗粒尺寸都比晶态薄膜的小,施加6 T强磁场会使表面颗粒尺寸增大,而表面粗糙度降低.非晶态薄膜的饱和磁化强度M_s比晶态薄膜的M_s(1466 emu/cm~3,1 emu/cm~3=4π×10-10T)低约47.6%,施加6 T强磁场使非晶态和晶态薄膜的M_s均降低约50%.Sm-Fe薄膜的矫顽力H_c在6—130 Oe(1 Oe=103/(4π)A/m)之间,其中,非晶态薄膜的H_c比晶态薄膜的H_c大.施加6 T强磁场使晶态薄膜的H_c增大,而使非晶态薄膜的H_c减小,最高可以减少95%.结果表明含量和强磁场可以用于调控Sm-Fe薄膜的晶态和磁性能.     

铁基超导体中的反铁磁序和自旋动力学

类似于其他非常规超导材料,铁基高温超导电性通常出现在静态长程反铁磁序被抑制之后,并且强烈的自旋涨落始终与超导电性相伴相生,因此理解磁性相互作用是建立铁基超导微观机理的重要前提.中子散射作为研究凝聚态物质中磁性相互作用的有力工具,在揭示铁基超导电性的磁性起源方面起到了关键作用.本文系统总结了近十年来铁基超导材料的中子散射研究结果,包括铁基超导材料中的静态磁结构、磁性相变、动态磁激发、电子向列相等,并探讨它们与超导电性之间的关系.     

轴向磁场下感应耦合放电模式转换的实验研究

为探究轴向磁场对纯Ar感应耦合等离子体放电模式转换的影响,设计并搭建一整套等离子体产生装置展开实验研究,引入阻抗分析法对放电模式转换进行判断,并得到了朗缪尔探针法的验证。实验发现,当气压为10 Pa时,轴向磁场强度的增加使得E-H和H-E模式转换的阈值功率增大;同时,随着轴向磁场的增强,放电中心区域的电子密度不断降低。初步分析认为,这是由于带电粒子在洛伦兹力作用下做回旋运动,导致高能电子在垂直磁场方向上的碰撞减少,降低了电子密度以及感应耦合效率。进一步分析电子能量概率函数(EEPF)发现,在E模式下,轴向磁场对电子运动的约束作用更加明显,高能电子(>27 eV)所占比例增多,电子能量分布更加均匀。