Physics – Condensed Matter – Superconductivity
Scientific paper
2010-01-07
Phys. Rev. Lett. 105, 067002 (2010)
Physics
Condensed Matter
Superconductivity
Related work http://www.ifw-dresden.de/institutes/iff/research/SC/arpes
Scientific paper
10.1103/PhysRevLett.105.067002
The particular shape of the Fermi surface can give rise to a number of collective quantum phenomena in solids, such as density wave orderings or even superconductivity. In many new iron superconductors this shape, the 'nested' Fermi surface, is indeed observed, but its role in the formation of spin-density waves or superconductivity is not clear. We have studied the electronic structure of the non-magnetic LiFeAs (Tc~18K) superconductor using angle-resolved photoemission spectroscopy. We find a notable absence of the Fermi surface nesting, strong renormalization of the conduction bands by a factor of three, high density of states at the Fermi level caused by a Van Hove singularity, and no evidence for either a static or fluctuating order except superconductivity with in-plane isotropic energy gaps. Our observations set a new hierarchy of the electronic properties necessary for the superconductivity in iron pnictides and, possibly, in other materials.
Behr Günter
Borisenko S. V.
Buechner Bernd
Evtushinsky D. V.
Follath R.
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