Thermodynamic anisotropy in the samarium-based pnictide single-crystal superconductor
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We have studied theoretically the anisotropic properties of Sommerfeld coefficient and the penetration depth for SmFeAsO1−xFx(x = 0.15) single crystal using the modified phenomenological Ginzburg–Landau (GL) theory for multiband superconducting system. The calculated result of the Sommerfeld coefficient wasfound to be close to that of the experimental result as reported in the earlier literature. In addition, the anisotropic ratio of penetration depths was also evaluated and reported in this manuscript and found to be a qualitative result. The successful explanation of the anisotropic properties of single crystal for the SmFeAsO1−xFx(x = 0.15) system implies that this theory can be successfully used for explaining different anisotropy found in the SmFeAsO1−xFx(x = 0.15) compound.
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OpenAlex topics: Iron-based superconductors research · Superconductivity in MgB2 and Alloys · Physics of Superconductivity and Magnetism
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