To What Extent Iron-Pnictide New Superconductors Have Been Clarified: A Progress Report

TL;DR

This review summarizes experimental findings on iron-based superconductors discovered by 2008, highlighting their physical properties, similarities, and differences with other unconventional superconductors to inform ongoing research.

Contribution

It compiles and analyzes experimental data on iron-pnictide superconductors as of 2008, providing a comprehensive overview for researchers.

Findings

Basic physical properties in normal and superconducting states are summarized.

Differences and similarities with other unconventional superconductors are discussed.

Experimental results reveal key features of these new superconductors.

Abstract

In this review, the authors present a summary of experimental reports on newly discovered iron-based superconductors as they were known at the end of 2008. At the same time, this paper is intended to be useful for experimenters to know the current status of these superconductors. The authors introduce experimental results that reveal basic physical properties in the normal and superconducting states. The similarities and differences between iron-pnictide superconductors and other unconventional superconductors are also discussed.