Pairing mechanism in Fe-based superconductors

A Chubukov - Annu. Rev. Condens. Matter Phys., 2012 - annualreviews.org
I review recent works on the symmetry and the structure of the superconducting gap in Fe-
based superconductors (FeSCs) and on the underlying pairing mechanism in these …

Pairing symmetry and pairing state in ferropnictides: Theoretical overview

II Mazin, J Schmalian - Physica C: Superconductivity, 2009 - Elsevier
We review the main ingredients for an unconventional pairing state in the ferropnictides, with
particular emphasis on interband pairing due to magnetic fluctuations. Summarizing the key …

Electronic origin of high-temperature superconductivity in single-layer FeSe superconductor

D Liu, W Zhang, D Mou, J He, YB Ou, QY Wang… - Nature …, 2012 - nature.com
The recent discovery of high-temperature superconductivity in iron-based compounds has
attracted much attention. How to further increase the superconducting transition temperature …

Effect of magnetic frustration on nematicity and superconductivity in iron chalcogenides

JK Glasbrenner, II Mazin, HO Jeschke, PJ Hirschfeld… - Nature Physics, 2015 - nature.com
Over the past few years iron chalcogenides have been intensively studied as part of the
wider family of iron-based superconductors, with many intriguing results reported so far on …

Common electronic origin of superconductivity in (Li,Fe)OHFeSe bulk superconductor and single-layer FeSe/SrTiO3 films

L Zhao, A Liang, D Yuan, Y Hu, D Liu, J Huang… - Nature …, 2016 - nature.com
The mechanism of high-temperature superconductivity in the iron-based superconductors
remains an outstanding issue in condensed matter physics. The electronic structure plays an …

Competing order and nature of the pairing state in the iron pnictides

RM Fernandes, J Schmalian - Physical Review B—Condensed Matter and …, 2010 - APS
We show that the competition between magnetism and superconductivity can be used to
determine the pairing state in the iron arsenides. To this end we demonstrate that the …

Distinct Fermi Surface Topology and Nodeless Superconducting Gap <?format ?>in a Superconductor

D Mou, S Liu, X Jia, J He, Y Peng, L Zhao, L Yu, G Liu… - Physical review …, 2011 - APS
High resolution angle-resolved photoemission measurements have been carried out to
study the electronic structure and superconducting gap of the (Tl 0.58 Rb 0.42) Fe 1.72 Se 2 …

Three-band superconductivity and the order parameter that breaks time-reversal symmetry

V Stanev, Z Tešanović - Physical Review B—Condensed Matter and Materials …, 2010 - APS
We consider a model of multiband superconductivity, inspired by iron pnictides, in which
three bands are connected via repulsive pair-scattering terms. Generically, three distinct …

Multiband magnetism and superconductivity in Fe-based compounds

V Cvetkovic, Z Tesanovic - Europhysics Letters, 2009 - iopscience.iop.org
Recent discovery of superconductivity in Fe-based layered compounds may have opened a
new pathway to the room temperature superconductivity. A model Hamiltonian describing …

Unconventional pairing in the iron arsenide superconductors

RM Fernandes, DK Pratt, W Tian, J Zarestky… - Physical Review B …, 2010 - APS
We use magnetic long-range order as a tool to probe the Cooper-pair wave function in the
iron arsenide superconductors. We show theoretically that antiferromagnetism and …