In-field Conductivity Fluctuations in Ba0.72K0.28Fe2As2 Single Crystals

Fluctuations in the conductivity of Ba_0.72K_0.28Fe₂As₂ single crystal are studied systematically by resistance measurements as a function of temperature and magnetic field. A clear Maki?Thompson and Aslamakov?Larkin (MT–AL) two- to three-dimensional (2D–3D) crossover is found on the excess conductivity (Δσ) curves as the temperature approaches the superconducting critical temperature, T _c. 3D fluctuations in superconductivity are realized near T _c that are well fitted to experimental data by the 3D Aslamazov–Larkin theory. The Maki–Thompson model shows a 2D conductivity fluctuation above the 2D-3D temperature transition, T ₀, which depends on magnetic field. Results show that the 2D-3D dimensional crossover moves to lower temperature with increasing magnetic field. The values of the transition temperature and the crossover in the reduced temperature, ln(ε ₀), as functions of magnetic field were used to determine the coherence length and the lifetime, τ _φ , of the fluctuational pairs at the temperature of 35 K. Analysis of the Ba_0.72K_0.28Fe₂As₂ single crystal gives a value of 3.76 × 10^??12 s for the τ _φ in the absence of magnetic field and it decreases to 2.4 × 10^??12 s in magnetic field of 13 T.