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A Three-Dimensional Tight-Binding Model and Magnetic Instability of KFe2e2

Superconductivity 2012-03-19 v1

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 Q\mathbf{Q} \thicksim (π\pi, π\pi), indicating the magnetic instability of {\it Neˊ\acute{e}el}-type antiferromagnetic rather than (π\pi/2, π\pi/2)-type antiferromagnetic ordering. While along c\emph{c} 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.

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@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

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