摘要
The newly discovered iron-based high temperature superconductors have demonstrated rich phys- ical properties. Here we give a brief review on the recent studies of the upper critical field and its anisotropy in a few typical series of the iron-based superconductors （FeSCs）. In spite of their characters of a layered crystal structure, all the FeSCs possess an extremely large upper critical field and a weak anisotropy of superconductivity, being unique among the layered superconductors. These particular properties indicate potential applications of the FeSCs in the future. Based on the experimental facts of the FeSCs, we will discuss the possible mechanisms of pair breaking in high magnetic fields and its restrictions on the theoretical analysis of the superconducting pairing mechanisms.
The newly discovered iron-based high temperature superconductors have demonstrated rich phys- ical properties. Here we give a brief review on the recent studies of the upper critical field and its anisotropy in a few typical series of the iron-based superconductors （FeSCs）. In spite of their characters of a layered crystal structure, all the FeSCs possess an extremely large upper critical field and a weak anisotropy of superconductivity, being unique among the layered superconductors. These particular properties indicate potential applications of the FeSCs in the future. Based on the experimental facts of the FeSCs, we will discuss the possible mechanisms of pair breaking in high magnetic fields and its restrictions on the theoretical analysis of the superconducting pairing mechanisms.
基金
Acknowledgements The work was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China （Grant Nos. 10874146 and 10934005）, the National Basic Research Program of China （973 Program） （Grant Nos. 2009CB929104 and 2011CBA00103）, the PCSIRT of the Ministry of Education, Zhejiang Provincial Natural Science Foundation, and the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities.
