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Title: Orbital selective pairing and gap structures of iron-based superconductors

Journal Article · · Physical Review B
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  1. Univ. of Copenhagen (Denmark). The Niels Bohr Inst.; Univ. Leipzig (Germany)
  2. Univ. of Copenhagen (Denmark). The Niels Bohr Inst.
  3. Cornell Univ., Ithaca, NY (United States); Brookhaven National Lab. (BNL), Upton, NY (United States)
  4. Univ. of Florida, Gainesville, FL (United States)

We discuss the in uence on spin-fluctuation pairing theory of orbital selective strong correlation effects in Fe-based superconductors, particularly Fe chalcogenide systems. We propose that a key ingredient for an improved itinerant pairing theory is orbital selectivity, i.e., incorporating the reduced coherence of quasiparticles occupying specific orbital states. This modifies the usual spin-fluctuation via suppression of pair scattering processes involving those less coherent states and results in orbital selective Cooper pairing of electrons in the remaining states. We show that this paradigm yields remarkably good agreement with the experimentally observed anisotropic gap structures in both bulk and monolayer FeSe, as well as LiFeAs, indicating that orbital selective Cooper pairing plays a key role in the more strongly correlated iron-based superconductors.

Research Organization:
Brookhaven National Laboratory (BNL), Upton, NY (United States); Energy Frontier Research Centers (EFRC) (United States). Center for Emergent Superconductivity (CES)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES)
Grant/Contract Number:
SC0012704; FG02-05ER46236; 2009-BNL-PM015
OSTI ID:
1412747
Alternate ID(s):
OSTI ID: 1355955
Report Number(s):
BNL-114709-2017-JA; PRBMDO; R&D Project: PM015; KC0207010; TRN: US1800340
Journal Information:
Physical Review B, Vol. 95, Issue 17; ISSN 2469-9950
Publisher:
American Physical Society (APS)Copyright Statement
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Citation Metrics:
Cited by: 96 works
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