Abstract
We report a combined study of the specific heat and de Haas–van Alphen effect in the iron-pnictide superconductor . Our data when combined with results for the magnetic penetration depth give compelling evidence for the existence of a quantum critical point close to which affects the majority of the Fermi surface by enhancing the quasiparticle mass. The results show that the sharp peak in the inverse superfluid density seen in this system results from a strong increase in the quasiparticle mass at the quantum critical point.
- Received 13 March 2013
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.110.257002
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