The electron band around M point in (Ba1−xKx)Fe2As2 compound -- completely lifted above the Fermi level for x>0.7 and hence has no Fermi Surface (FS) -- can still form an isotropic s-wave gap (Δe) and it is the main pairing resource generating an s-wave gap (Δh) with an opposite sign on the hole pocket around Γ point. The electron band developing the SC order parameter Δe but having no FS displays a {\it shadow gap} feature which will be easily detected by various experimental probes such as angle-resolved photoemission spectroscopy (ARPES) and scanning tunneling microscope (STM). Finally, the formation of the nodal gap Δnodal with A1g symmetry on the other hole pocket with a larger FS is stabilized due to the balance of the interband pairing interactions from the main hole band gap Δh=+Δ and the hidden electron band gap Δe=−Δ.
@article{arxiv.1308.2413,
title = {Shadow gap in the over-doped (Ba$_{1-x}$K$_x$)Fe$_2$As$_2$ compound},
author = {Yunkyu Bang},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1308.2413},
year = {2015}
}