title: Superconductivity up to 30 K in the vicinity of the quantum critical point in BaFe(2)(As(1-x)P(x))(2).
abstract: We report bulk superconductivity induced by an isovalent doping of phosphorus in BaFe(2)(As(1-x)P(x))(2). The P-for-As substitution results in shrinkage of the lattice, especially for the FeAs block layers. The resistivity anomaly associated with the spin-density-wave (SDW) transition in the undoped compound is gradually suppressed by the P doping. Superconductivity with a maximum T(c) of 30 K emerges at x = 0.32, coinciding with a magnetic quantum critical point (QCP) which is shown by the disappearance of SDW order and the linear temperature-dependent resistivity in the normal state. The T(c) values were found to decrease with further P doping and no superconductivity was observed down to 2 K for x≥0.77. The appearance of superconductivity in the vicinity of QCP hints at the superconductivity mechanism in iron-based arsenides.
authors.affiliation: Department of Physics, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, People's Republic of China.
authors.forename: Shuai
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Jiang
authors.forename: Hui
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Xing
authors.forename: Guofang
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authors.lastname: Xuan
authors.forename: Cao
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Zhi
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Ren
authors.forename: Chunmu
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Feng
authors.forename: Jianhui
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authors.lastname: Dai
authors.forename: Zhu'an
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authors.lastname: Xu
authors.forename: Guanghan
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Cao