Raman Study of Cooper Pairing Instabilities in (Li1xFex)OHFeSe

G. He, D. Li, D. Jost, A. Baum, P. P. Shen, X. L. Dong, Z. X. Zhao, and R. Hackl
Phys. Rev. Lett. 125, 217002 – Published 17 November 2020
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Abstract

We studied the electronic Raman spectra of (Li1xFex)OHFeSe as a function of light polarization and temperature. In the B1g spectra alone we observe the redistribution of spectral weight expected for a superconductor and two well-resolved peaks below Tc. The nearly resolution-limited peak at 110cm1 (13.6 meV) is identified as a collective mode. The peak at 190cm1 (23.6 meV) is presumably another collective mode since the line is symmetric and its energy is significantly below the gap energy observed by single-particle spectroscopies. Given the experimental band structure of (Li1xFex)OHFeSe, the most plausible explanations include conventional spin-fluctuation pairing between the electron bands and the incipient hole band and pairing between the hybridized electron bands. The absence of gap features in A1g and B2g symmetry favors the second case. Thus, in spite of various differences between the pnictides and chalcogenides, this Letter demonstrates the proximity of pairing states and the importance of band structure effects in the Fe-based compounds.

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  • Received 20 June 2020
  • Accepted 15 October 2020

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.125.217002

© 2020 American Physical Society

Physics Subject Headings (PhySH)

Condensed Matter, Materials & Applied Physics

Authors & Affiliations

G. He1,*, D. Li2,3, D. Jost1,4, A. Baum1, P. P. Shen2,3, X. L. Dong2,3,5, Z. X. Zhao2,3,5, and R. Hackl1,4,†

  • 1Walther Meissner Institut, Bayerische Akademie der Wissenschaften, 85748 Garching, Germany
  • 2Beijing National Laboratory for Condensed Matter Physics, Institute of Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China
  • 3School of Physical Sciences, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
  • 4Fakultät für Physik E23, Technische Universität München, 85748 Garching, Germany
  • 5Songshan Lake Materials Laboratory, Dongguan, Guangdong 523808, China

  • *Corresponding author. Ge.He@wmi.badw.de
  • Corresponding author. Hackl@wmi.badw.de

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Vol. 125, Iss. 21 — 20 November 2020

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