Superconductivity, Pairing Symmetry, and Disorder in the Doped Topological Insulator Sn1-xInxTe for x >= 0.10

The temperature dependence of the London penetration depth Delta lambda(T) in the superconducting doped topological crystalline insulator Sn1-xInxTe was measured down to 450 mK for two different doping levels, x approximate to 0.45 (optimally doped) and x approximate to 0.10 (underdoped), bookending...

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Veröffentlicht in:Physical review. B, Condensed matter Condensed matter, 2018-01, Vol.97 (2)
Hauptverfasser: Smylie, M. P., Claus, H., Kwok, W. -K., Louden, E. R., Eskildsen, M. R., Sefat, A. S., Zhong, R. D., Schneeloch, J., Gu, G. D., Bokari, E., Niraula, P. M., Kayani, A., Dewhurst, C. D., Snezhko, A., Welp, U.
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Zusammenfassung:The temperature dependence of the London penetration depth Delta lambda(T) in the superconducting doped topological crystalline insulator Sn1-xInxTe was measured down to 450 mK for two different doping levels, x approximate to 0.45 (optimally doped) and x approximate to 0.10 (underdoped), bookending the range of cubic phase in the compound. The results indicate no deviation from fully gapped BCS-like behavior, eliminating several candidate unconventional gap structures. Critical field values below 1 K and other superconducting parameters are also presented. The introduction of disorder by repeated particle irradiation with 5 MeV protons does not enhance T-c, indicating that ferroelectric interactions do not compete with superconductivity.
ISSN:0163-1829