Abstract
Superconductivity originates from pairing of electrons near the Fermi energy. The Fermi surface topology and pairing symmetry are thus two pivotal characteristics of a superconductor. Superconductivity in one monolayer (1 ML) FeSe thin film has attracted great interest recently due to its intriguing interfacial properties and possibly high superconducting transition temperature over 65 K. Here, we report high-resolution measurements of the Fermi surface and superconducting gaps in 1 ML FeSe using angle-resolved photoemission spectroscopy. Two ellipselike electron pockets are clearly resolved overlapping with each other at the Brillouin zone corner. The superconducting gap is nodeless but moderately anisotropic, which puts strong constraint on determining the pairing symmetry. The gap maxima locate on the dxy bands along the major axis of the ellipse and four gap minima are observed at the intersections of electron pockets. The gap maximum location combined with the Fermi surface geometry deviate from a single d-wave, extended s-wave or s± gap function, suggesting an important role of the multiorbital nature of Fermi surface and orbital-dependent pairing in 1 ML FeSe. The gap minima location may be explained by a sign change on the electron pockets, or a competition between intra- and interorbital pairing.
Original language | English |
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Article number | 117001 |
Journal | Physical Review Letters |
Volume | 117 |
Issue number | 11 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Sep 8 2016 |
Externally published | Yes |
Funding
ARPES experiments were performed at the Stanford Synchrotron Radiation Lightsource, which is operated by the Office of Basic Energy Sciences, U.S. Department of Energy. The Stanford work is supported by the U.S. DOE, Office of Basic Energy Science, Division of Materials Science and Engineering. D.-H. L. was supported by the U.S. Department of Energy, Office of Science, Basic Energy Sciences, Materials Sciences and Engineering Division, Grant No. DE-AC02-05CH11231.
Funders | Funder number |
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U.S. Department of Energy | |
Office of Science | |
Basic Energy Sciences | |
Division of Materials Sciences and Engineering | DE-AC02-05CH11231 |