Nodeless superconductivity in a quasi-two-dimensional superconductor AuTe_2Se_(4/3)

We performed ultra-low temperature thermal conductivity measurements on the single crystal of a new gold-based quasi-two-dimensional superconductor Au Te_2Se_(4/3), which has a superconducting transition temperature Tc = 2.70 K. A negligible residual linear term κ0/T in zero magnetic field is observed, which suggests fully gapped superconducting state.Furthermore, the field dependence of κ0/T is similar to that of the multi-band s-wave superconductor Ba Fe1.9 Ni0.1 As2 at low field. These results reveal multiple nodeless superconducting gaps in this interesting quasi-two-dimensional superconductor with Berezinsky–Kosterlitz–Thouless topological transition.