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Shadow gap in the over-doped (Ba$_{1-x}$K$_x$)Fe$_2$As$_2$ compound

Superconductivity 2015-06-16 v1

Abstract

The electron band around MM point in (Ba1x_{1-x}Kx_x)Fe2_2As2_2 compound -- completely lifted above the Fermi level for x>0.7x > 0.7 and hence has no Fermi Surface (FS) -- can still form an isotropic s-wave gap (Δe\Delta_e) and it is the main pairing resource generating an s-wave gap (Δh\Delta_h) with an opposite sign on the hole pocket around Γ\Gamma point. The electron band developing the SC order parameter Δe\Delta_e 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\Delta_{nodal} with A1gA_{1g} 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\Delta_h=+\Delta and the hidden electron band gap Δe=Δ\Delta_e = -\Delta.

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@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}
}

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5 pages, 4 figures