Multiple gaps in SmFeAsO0.9F0.1 revealed by point-contact spectroscopy

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Wang, Yong-Lei [1 ]
Shan, Lei
Fang, Lei
Cheng, Peng
Ren, Cong
Wen, Hai-Hu
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[1] Chinese Acad Sci, Inst Phys, Natl Lab Superconduct, Natl Lab Superconduct, Beijing 100190, Peoples R China
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SUPERCONDUCTOR SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY | 2009年 / 22卷 / 01期
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LAYERED SUPERCONDUCTOR; TRANSITION; MODEL;
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10.1088/0953-2048/22/1/015018
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O59 [应用物理学];
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We report the observation of two gaps in the superconductor SmFeAsO0.9F0.1 (F-SmFeAsO) with T-c = 51.5 K as measured by point-contact spectroscopy. Both gaps decrease with temperature and vanish at Tc, and the temperature dependence of the gaps is described by the theoretical prediction of the Bardeen-Cooper-Schrieffer (BCS) theory. A zero-bias conductance peak (ZBCP) was observed, indicating the presence of sign reversal of the gap function in F-SmFeAsO. Our results strongly suggest an unconventional superconductivity with multiple gaps in F-SmFeAsO.
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