Stoichiometric ${\mathrm{EuFBiS}}_2$ with mixed valent Eu shows self-doped superconductivity at low temperatures due to the Eu-to-Bi charge transfer. The metallic/nonmetallic bistability of the ${\mathrm{BiS}}_2$ layer can couple with the valence fluctuation of Eu and provide a highly susceptible electronic state. Here, we report space-resolved photoemission measurements on ${\mathrm{EuFBiS}}_2$ revealing an inhomogeneous charge distribution with the coexistence of metallic and nonmetallic phases at mesoscopic length scales. Angle-resolved photoemission measurements using a submicron beam size have confirmed a clear Fermi surface around the zone boundaries in the metallic region, typically observed in a doped system, while it can be hardly seen in the nonmetallic region. Density functional theory calculations suggest that the out-of-plane S atom position in the structure is one of the important factors for the self-doping in this material.

• Received 30 May 2018
• Revised 31 July 2019

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevB.100.064520