Exotic d-Wave Superconducting State of Strongly Hole-Doped KxBa1xFe2As2

Ronny Thomale, Christian Platt, Werner Hanke, Jiangping Hu, and B. Andrei Bernevig
Phys. Rev. Lett. 107, 117001 – Published 8 September 2011

Abstract

We investigate the superconducting phase in the KxBa1xFe2As2 122 compounds from moderate to strong hole-doping regimes. Using the functional renormalization group, we show that, while the system develops a nodeless anisotropic s± order parameter in the moderately doped regime, gapping out the electron pockets at strong hole doping drives the system into a nodal (coskx+cosky)(coskxcosky) d-wave superconducting state. This is in accordance with recent experimental evidence from measurements on KFe2As2 which observe a nodal order parameter in the extreme doping regime. The magnetic instability is strongly suppressed.

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  • Received 20 January 2011

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.107.117001

© 2011 American Physical Society

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Ronny Thomale1, Christian Platt2, Werner Hanke2, Jiangping Hu3, and B. Andrei Bernevig1

  • 1Department of Physics, Princeton University, Princeton, New Jersey 08544, USA
  • 2Institute for Theoretical Physics and Astrophysics, University of Würzburg, Am Hubland, D 97074 Würzburg, Germany
  • 3Department of Physics, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana 47907, USA

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Vol. 107, Iss. 11 — 9 September 2011

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