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Non-local $d_{xy}$ nematicity and the missing electron pocket in FeSe

Superconductivity 2021-06-28 v2 Strongly Correlated Electrons

Abstract

The origin of spontaneous electronic nematic ordering provides important information for understanding iron-based superconductors. Here, we analyze a scenario where the dxyd_{xy} orbital strongly contributes to nematic ordering in FeSe. We show that the addition of dxyd_{xy} nematicity to a pure dxz/dyzd_{xz}/d_{yz} order provides a natural explanation for the unusual Fermi surface and correctly reproduces the strongly anisotropic momentum dependence of the superconducting gap. We predict a Lifshitz transition of an electron pocket mediated by temperature and sulphur doping, whose signatures we discuss by analysing available experimental data. We present the variation of momentum dependence of the superconducting gap upon suppression of nematicity. Our quantitatively accurate model yields the transition from tetragonal to nematic FeSe and the FeSe1x_{1-x}Sx_{x} series, and puts strong constraints on possible nematic mechanisms.

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@article{arxiv.2009.00507,
  title  = {Non-local $d_{xy}$ nematicity and the missing electron pocket in FeSe},
  author = {Luke C. Rhodes and Jakob Böker and Marvin A. Müller and Matthias Eschrig and Ilya M. Eremin},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2009.00507},
  year   = {2021}
}