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The interplay between electronic orders and superconductivity is central to the physics of unconventional superconductors, and is particularly pronounced in the iron-based superconductors. Motivated by recent experiments on FeSe, we study…

Strongly Correlated Electrons · Physics 2018-12-19 Haoyu Hu , Rong Yu , Emilian M. Nica , Jian-Xin Zhu , Qimiao Si

The importance of antiferromagnetic fluctuations are widely acknowledged in most unconventional superconductors. In addition, cuprates and iron pnictides often exhibit unidirectional (nematic) electronic correlations, including stripe and…

Superconductivity · Physics 2016-07-21 S. Hosoi , K. Matsuura , K. Ishida , Hao Wang , Y. Mizukami , T. Watashige , S. Kasahara , Y. Matsuda , T. Shibauchi

The electronic energy structures and magnetic properties of layered superconductors $R$Ni$_2$B$_2$C, $R$Fe$_4$Al$_8$ and FeSe are systematically studied, by using the density functional theory (DFT). The calculations allowed us to reveal a…

Superconductivity · Physics 2014-04-04 G. E. Grechnev , A. V. Logosha , A. A. Lyogenkaya , A. G. Grechnev , A. V. Fedorchenko

Electronic nematicity in correlated metals often occurs alongside another instability such as magnetism. As a result, the question remains whether nematicity alone can drive unconventional superconductivity or anomalous (quantum critical)…

A hallmark of the iron-based superconductors is the strong coupling between magnetic, structural and electronic degrees of freedom. However, a universal picture of the normal state properties of these compounds has been confounded by recent…

The sulfur substituted FeSe system, FeSe$_{1-x}$S$_{x}$, provides a versatile platform for studying the relationship between nematicity, antiferromagnetism, and superconductivity. Here, by nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) and resistivity…

Strongly Correlated Electrons · Physics 2020-05-20 K. Rana , Li. Xiang , P. Wiecki , R. A. Ribeiro , G. G. Lesseux , A. E. Böhmer , S. L. Bud'ko , P. C. Canfield , Y. Furukawa

The cuprate superconductors are characterized by numerous ordering tendencies, with the nematic order being the most distinct form of order. Here the intertwinement of the electronic nematicity with superconductivity in cuprate…

Superconductivity · Physics 2022-04-29 Zhangkai Cao , Yiqun Liu , Huaiming Guo , Shiping Feng

Elucidating the microscopic origin of nematic order in iron-based superconducting materials is important because the interactions that drive nematic order may also mediate the Cooper pairing. Nematic order breaks fourfold rotational…

Although the existence of nematic order in iron-based superconductors is now a well-established experimental fact, its origin remains controversial. Nematic order breaks the discrete lattice rotational symmetry by making the $x$ and $y$…

Strongly Correlated Electrons · Physics 2014-02-04 R. M. Fernandes , A. V. Chubukov , J. Schmalian

A fundamental issue concerning iron-based superconductivity is the roles of electronic nematicity and magnetism in realising high transition temperature ($T_{\rm c}$). To address this issue, FeSe is a key material, as it exhibits a unique…

The lifting of $d_{xz}$-$d_{yz}$ orbital degeneracy is often considered a hallmark of the nematic phase of Fe-based superconductors, including FeSe, but its origin is not yet understood. Here we report a high resolution Angle-Resolved…

Superconductivity · Physics 2016-11-15 M. D. Watson , T. K. Kim , L. C. Rhodes , M. Eschrig , M. Hoesch , A. A. Haghighirad , A. I. Coldea

Electronic nematicity is often found in unconventional superconductors, suggesting its relevance for electronic pairing. In the strongly hole-doped iron-based superconductors, the symmetry channel and strength of the nematic fluctuations,…

Superconductivity · Physics 2021-08-11 P. Wiecki , M. Frachet , A. -A. Haghighirad , T. Wolf , C. Meingast , R. Heid , A. E. Böhmer

We report high-pressure $^{77}$Se NMR studies on FeSe single crystals that reveal a prominent inhomogeneous NMR linewidth broadening upon cooling, with the magnetic field applied along the tetragonal [110] direction. The data indicate the…

Superconductivity · Physics 2017-09-29 P. S. Wang , P. Zhou , S. S. Sun , Y. Cui , T. R. Li , Hechang Lei , Ziqiang Wang , Weiqiang Yu

The unusual quantum-disordered magnetic ground state intertwined with superconductivity and electronic nematicity in FeSe has been a research focus in iron-based superconductors. However, the intrinsic spin excitations across the entire…

Formation of electronic nematicity is a common thread of unconventional superconductors. In iron-based materials, the long-range nematic order is revealed by the orthorhombic lattice distortion, which importance is a highly controversial…

Motivated by the recent low-tempearture experiments on bulk FeSe, we study the electron correlation effects in a multiorbital model for this compound in the nematic phase using the U(1) slave-spin theory. We find that a finite nematic order…

Superconductivity · Physics 2018-12-10 Rong Yu , Jian-Xin Zhu , Qimiao Si

The large anisotropy in the electronic properties across a structural transition in several correlated systems has been identified as the key manifestation of electronic nematic order, breaking rotational symmetry. In this context, FeSe is…

Despite having the simplest atomic structure, bulk FeSe has an observed electronic structure with the largest deviation from the band theory predictions among all Fe-based superconductors and exhibits a low temperature nematic electronic…

Superconductivity · Physics 2016-03-24 Kun Jiang , Jiangping Hu , Hong Ding , Ziqiang Wang

We investigate nematic states in both bulk FeSe and FeSe thin films. It is found that their band structures and signature features that were observed in a variety of experiments can be perfectly explained by introducing the $d$-wave nematic…

Superconductivity · Physics 2016-03-08 Xianxin Wu , Yi Liang , Heng Fan , Jiangping Hu

The FeSe nematic phase has been the focus of recent research on iron based superconductors (IBSs) due to its unique properties. A number of electronic structure studies were performed to find the origin of the phase. However, such attempts…