Orbital symmetry of Ba(Fe1-xCox)2As 2 superconductors probed with x-ray absorption spectroscopy

  • C. Parks Cheney
  • , F. Bondino
  • , T. A. Callcott
  • , P. Vilmercati
  • , D. Ederer
  • , E. Magnano
  • , M. Malvestuto
  • , F. Parmigiani
  • , A. S. Sefat
  • , M. A. McGuire
  • , R. Jin
  • , B. C. Sales
  • , D. Mandrus
  • , D. J. Singh
  • , J. W. Freeland
  • , N. Mannella

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    Abstract

    The orbital symmetries of electron-doped iron-arsenide superconductors Ba(Fe1-xCox)2As2 have been measured with x-ray absorption spectroscopy. The data reveal signatures of Fed electron itinerancy, weak electronic correlations, and a high degree of Fe-As hybridization related to the bonding topology of the Fe dxz+yz states, which are found to contribute substantially at the Fermi level. The energies and detailed orbital character of Fe and As derived unoccupied s and d states are found to be in remarkably good agreement with the predictions of standard density-functional theory.

    Original languageEnglish
    Article number104518
    JournalPhysical Review B - Condensed Matter and Materials Physics
    Volume81
    Issue number10
    DOIs
    StatePublished - Mar 18 2010

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