Superconductivity and phonon self-energy effects in Fe1+yTe0.6Se0.4

S. F. Wu, A. Almoalem, I. Feldman, A. Lee, A. Kanigel, G. Blumberg

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Abstract

We study a Fe1+yTe0.6Se0.4 multiband superconductor with Tc=14K by polarization-resolved Raman spectroscopy. Deep in the superconducting state, we detect pair-breaking excitation at 2Δ=5.6meV in the XY(B2g) scattering geometry, consistent with the fundamental gap energy Δ=3meV revealed by ARPES on the holelike Fermi pocket with dxz/dyz character. We analyze the superconductivity-induced phonon self-energy effects for the B1g(Fe) phonon mode and derive the electron-phonon coupling constant λΓ≈0.026, which is insufficient to explain superconductivity with Tc=14K.

Original languageEnglish
Article number013373
JournalPHYSICAL REVIEW RESEARCH
Volume2
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - Mar 2020

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • General Physics and Astronomy

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