skip to main content
OSTI.GOV title logo U.S. Department of Energy
Office of Scientific and Technical Information

Title: Atomic and electronic structures of single-layer FeSe on SrTiO3(001): The role of oxygen deficiency

Journal Article · · Physical Review. B, Condensed Matter and Materials Physics

Using first-principles calculation, we propose an interface structure for single triple-layer FeSe on the SrTiO3(001) surface, a high-Tc superconductor found recently. The key component of this structure is the oxygen deficiency on the top layer of the SrTiO3 substrate, as a result of Se etching used in preparing the high-Tc samples. The O vacancies strongly bind the FeSe triple layer to the substrate giving rise to a (2×1) reconstruction, as observed by scanning tunneling microscopy. The enhanced binding correlates to the significant increase of Tc observed in experiment. The O vacancies also serve as the source of electron doping, which modifies the Fermi surface of the first FeSe layer by filling the hole pocket near the center of the surface Brillouin zone, as suggested from angle-resolved photoemission spectroscopy measurement.

Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE
OSTI ID:
1102820
Journal Information:
Physical Review. B, Condensed Matter and Materials Physics, Journal Name: Physical Review. B, Condensed Matter and Materials Physics Vol. 87 Journal Issue: 22; ISSN 1098-0121
Publisher:
American Physical SocietyCopyright Statement
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Citation Metrics:
Cited by: 82 works
Citation information provided by
Web of Science

References (28)

Generalized Gradient Approximation Made Simple journal October 1996
Projector augmented-wave method journal December 1994
Sr Ti O 3 ( 001 ) ( 2 × 1 ) reconstructions: First-principles calculations of surface energy and atomic structure compared with scanning tunneling microscopy images journal August 2004
Superconductivity in the PbO-type structure  -FeSe journal September 2008
Efficiency of ab-initio total energy calculations for metals and semiconductors using a plane-wave basis set journal July 1996
Scanning probe microscopy of oxide surfaces: atomic structure and properties journal March 2008
Special points for Brillouin-zone integrations journal June 1976
Density functional study of FeS, FeSe, and FeTe: Electronic structure, magnetism, phonons, and superconductivity journal October 2008
Iron-Based Layered Superconductor:  LaOFeP journal August 2006
From ultrasoft pseudopotentials to the projector augmented-wave method journal January 1999
Iron-Based Layered Superconductor La[O 1- x F x ]FeAs ( x = 0.05−0.12) with T c = 26 K journal March 2008
Superconductivity at 55 K in Iron-Based F-Doped Layered Quaternary Compound Sm[O 1- x F x ] FeAs journal May 2008
Interface-Induced High-Temperature Superconductivity in Single Unit-Cell FeSe Films on SrTiO 3 journal March 2012
Electronic structure and thermodynamic stability of double-layered Sr Ti O 3 ( 001 ) surfaces: Ab initio simulations journal March 2007
Phase diagram of graphene nanoribbons and band-gap bifurcation of Dirac fermions under quantum confinement journal May 2012
The structure and chemistry of the TiO2-rich surface of SrTiO3 (001) journal September 2002
Superconductivity at 38 K in the Iron Arsenide ( Ba 1 x K x ) Fe 2 As 2 journal September 2008
Effects of charge doping and constrained magnetization on the electronic structure of an FeSe monolayer journal February 2013
Atomic and electronic structures of FeSe monolayer and bilayer thin films on SrTiO 3 (001): First-principles study journal June 2012
Hybrid functional studies of the oxygen vacancy in TiO 2 journal February 2010
High-Temperature Cuprate Superconductors book January 2010
Electronic origin of high-temperature superconductivity in single-layer FeSe superconductor journal January 2012
Superconductivity at 56 K in samarium-doped SrFeAsF journal March 2009
Surface of Strontium Titanate journal February 2007
Superconductivity at 43 K in SmFeAsO1-xF x journal May 2008
High-temperature superconductivity at the FeSe/SrTiO 3 interface journal October 2012
Superconductivity at 43 K in an iron-based layered compound LaO1-xFxFeAs journal April 2008
Composition, structure, and stability of RuO 2 ( 110 ) as a function of oxygen pressure journal December 2001

Similar Records

Doping SrTiO3 supported FeSe by excess atoms and oxygen vacancies
Journal Article · Fri Jul 24 00:00:00 EDT 2015 · Physical Review. B, Condensed Matter and Materials Physics · OSTI ID:1102820

The role of double TiO2 layers at the interface of FeSe/SrTiO3 superconductors
Journal Article · Mon May 16 00:00:00 EDT 2016 · Physical Review B · OSTI ID:1102820

Electronic coupling between a FeSe monolayer film and SrTiO3 substrate
Journal Article · Wed Apr 05 00:00:00 EDT 2017 · Physical Review B · OSTI ID:1102820

Related Subjects