The superconducting fluctuation optical conductivity of iron-based superconductors

Abstract

We investigate the superconducting fluctuation optical conductivity using the time-dependent Ginzburg–Landau Lawrence–Doniach model with thermal noise describing strong thermal fluctuation in iron-based superconductors. The superconducting fluctuation optical conductivity as temperature in the homogeneous phase is calculated. The experimental data of iron-based superconductors FeSe$_{0.5}$Te$_{0.5}$ are fitted using the theoretical result based on the self-consistent Gaussian approximation. Our results show the real and imaginary part of the superconducting fluctuation optical conductivity in a wide region around T$_{c}$ are well described by the theoretical formula. The superfluid density is also in good agreement with the experimental data in both the superconducting state below T$_{c}$ and the normal state above T$_{c}$. It shows that the superfluid density and the imaginary portion of the optical conductivity are still non-zero and considerably large for temperature above Tc, indicating the residual superconductivity above Tc due to strong thermal fluctuations.

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