Vortex phase transition and isotropic flux dynamics in K0.8Fe2Se2 single crystal lightly doped with Mn

We have applied ac susceptibility measurements to study the vortex dynamics in a high quality K0.79Fe1.86Mn0.01Se 2 single crystal with applied magnetic field both parallel and perpendicular to the c-axis. The irreversibility line has been determined in the frequency range of 133 Hz-9777 Hz which can be well fitted using H irr = H0 (1-T/Tc)β with β = 1.49 for H ∥ c and β = 1.63 for H ∥ ab. The field dependence of the activation energy U0 is derived in the framework of thermally activated flux creep theory, yielding a power law dependence ∼ Hn with n ≈ - 0.58 for H below 0.75 T and n ≈ - 1 for H above 0.75 T. The derived activation energy U0 shows nearly isotropic behavior for both field directions and high values reaching 105 K at low fields. This observation points towards very strong intrinsic pinning in the investigated material, thus making KFeSe-systems promising for technical applications. © 2013 AIP Publishing LLC.

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