Three-dimensional superconducting gap in FeSe from angle-resolved photoemission spectroscopy

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Contributors

  • Y. S. Kushnirenko - , Chair of Experimental Solid State Physics, Leibniz Institute for Solid State and Materials Research Dresden (Author)
  • A. V. Fedorov - , Leibniz Institute for Solid State and Materials Research Dresden (Author)
  • E. Haubold - , Chair of Experimental Solid State Physics, Leibniz Institute for Solid State and Materials Research Dresden (Author)
  • S. Thirupathaiah - , Leibniz Institute for Solid State and Materials Research Dresden, Indian Institute of Science Bangalore (Author)
  • T. Wolf - , Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (Author)
  • S. Aswartham - , Leibniz Institute for Solid State and Materials Research Dresden (Author)
  • I. Morozov - , Chair of Ultra-Precision Surface Machining Using Ions and Plasmas (with IOM Leipzig), Leibniz Institute for Solid State and Materials Research Dresden, Lomonosov Moscow State University (Author)
  • T. K. Kim - , Diamond Light Source (Author)
  • B. Büchner - , Chair of Experimental Solid State Physics, Leibniz Institute for Solid State and Materials Research Dresden (Author)
  • S. V. Borisenko - , Leibniz Institute for Solid State and Materials Research Dresden (Author)

Abstract

We present a systematic angle-resolved photoemission spectroscopy study of the superconducting gap in FeSe. The gap function is determined in a full Brillouin zone including all Fermi surfaces and kz dependence. We find significant anisotropy of the superconducting gap in all momentum directions. While the in-plane anisotropy can be explained by both nematicity-induced pairing anisotropy and orbital-selective pairing, the kz anisotropy requires an additional refinement of the theoretical approaches.

Details

Original languageEnglish
Article number180501
JournalPhysical Review B
Volume97
Issue number18
Publication statusPublished - 2 May 2018
Peer-reviewedYes