A Three-Dimensional Tight-Binding Model and Magnetic Instability of KFe2e2
Abstract
For a newly discovered iron-based high T_c superconducting parent material KFe2Se2, we present an effective three-dimensional five-orbital tight-binding model by fitting the band structures. The three t2g-symmetry orbitals of the five Fe 3d orbitals mainly contribute to the electron-like Fermi surface, in agreement with recent angle-resolved photoemission spectroscopy experiments. To understand the groundstate magnetic structure, the two- and three-dimensional dynamical spin susceptibilities within the random phase approximation are investigated. It obviously shows a sharp peak at wave vector (, ), indicating the magnetic instability of {\it Nel}-type antiferromagnetic rather than (/2, /2)-type antiferromagnetic ordering. While along axis, it exhibits a ferromagnetic coupling between the nearest neighboring FeSe layers. The difference between the present results and the experimental observation in KxFe2-ySe2 is attributed to the presence of Fe vacancy in the latter.
Cite
@article{arxiv.1106.3485,
title = {A Three-Dimensional Tight-Binding Model and Magnetic Instability of KFe2e2},
author = {Da-Yong Liu and Ya-Min Quan and Zhi Zeng and Liang-Jian Zou},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1106.3485},
year = {2012}
}
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14 pages, 8 figures