Type-II iron-based superconductors(Fe-SCs),the alkali-metal-intercalated iron selenide A_(x)Fe_(2−y)Se_(2)(A=K,Tl,Rb,etc.)with a superconducting transition temperature of 32 K,exhibit unique properties such as high N&...Type-II iron-based superconductors(Fe-SCs),the alkali-metal-intercalated iron selenide A_(x)Fe_(2−y)Se_(2)(A=K,Tl,Rb,etc.)with a superconducting transition temperature of 32 K,exhibit unique properties such as high Néel temperature,Fe-vacancies ordering,antiferromagnetically ordered insulating state in the phase diagram,and mesoscopic phase separation in the superconducting materials.In particular,the electronic and structural phase separation in these systems has attracted intensive attention since it provides a platform to unveil the insulating parent phase of type-II Fe-SCs that mimics the Mott parent phase in cuprates.In this work,we use spatial-and angle-resolved photoemission spectroscopy to study the electronic structure of superconducting K_(x)Fe_(2−y)Se_(2).We observe clear electronic phase separation of K_(x)Fe_(2−y)Se_(2) into metallic islands and insulating matrix,showing different K and Fe concentrations.While the metallic islands show strongly dispersive bands near the Fermi level,the insulating phase shows an energy gap up to 700 meV and a nearly flat band around 700 meV below the Fermi energy,consistent with previous experimental and theoretical results on the superconducting K_(1−x)Fe_(2)Se_(2)(122 phase)and Fe-vacancy ordered K_(0.8)Fe_(1.6)Se_(2)(245 phase),respectively.Our results not only provide important insights into the mysterious composition of phase-separated superconducting and insulating phases of K_(x)Fe_(2−y)Se_(2),but also present their intrinsic electronic structures,which will shed light on the comprehension of the unique physics in type-II Fe-SCs.展开更多
Low-temperature specific heat(SH)is measured for the 12442-type KCa2Fe4As4F2 single crystal under different magnetic fields.A clear SH jump with the height of?C/T|Tc=130 mJ mol-1 K-2 is observed at the superconducting...Low-temperature specific heat(SH)is measured for the 12442-type KCa2Fe4As4F2 single crystal under different magnetic fields.A clear SH jump with the height of?C/T|Tc=130 mJ mol-1 K-2 is observed at the superconducting transition temperature Tc.It is found that the electronic SH coefficient?γ(H)quickly increases when the field is in the low-field region below 3T and then considerably slows down the increase with a further increase in the field,which indicates a rather strong anisotropy or multi-gap feature with a small minimum in the superconducting gap(s).The temperature-dependent SH data indicate the presence of the T2 term,which supplies further information and supports the picture with a line-nodal gap structure.Moreover,the onset point of the SH transition remains almost unchanged under the field as high as 9 T,which is similar to that observed in cuprates,and places this system in the middle between the BCS limit and the Bose-Einstein condensation.展开更多
基金This work was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.11427903,11774109 and 11674229)the National Key R&D Program of China(Nos.2017YFA0304600 and 2017YFA0305400)EPSRC Platform Grant(No.EP/M020517/1).
文摘Type-II iron-based superconductors(Fe-SCs),the alkali-metal-intercalated iron selenide A_(x)Fe_(2−y)Se_(2)(A=K,Tl,Rb,etc.)with a superconducting transition temperature of 32 K,exhibit unique properties such as high Néel temperature,Fe-vacancies ordering,antiferromagnetically ordered insulating state in the phase diagram,and mesoscopic phase separation in the superconducting materials.In particular,the electronic and structural phase separation in these systems has attracted intensive attention since it provides a platform to unveil the insulating parent phase of type-II Fe-SCs that mimics the Mott parent phase in cuprates.In this work,we use spatial-and angle-resolved photoemission spectroscopy to study the electronic structure of superconducting K_(x)Fe_(2−y)Se_(2).We observe clear electronic phase separation of K_(x)Fe_(2−y)Se_(2) into metallic islands and insulating matrix,showing different K and Fe concentrations.While the metallic islands show strongly dispersive bands near the Fermi level,the insulating phase shows an energy gap up to 700 meV and a nearly flat band around 700 meV below the Fermi energy,consistent with previous experimental and theoretical results on the superconducting K_(1−x)Fe_(2)Se_(2)(122 phase)and Fe-vacancy ordered K_(0.8)Fe_(1.6)Se_(2)(245 phase),respectively.Our results not only provide important insights into the mysterious composition of phase-separated superconducting and insulating phases of K_(x)Fe_(2−y)Se_(2),but also present their intrinsic electronic structures,which will shed light on the comprehension of the unique physics in type-II Fe-SCs.
基金the Youth Innovation Promotion Association of the Chinese Academy of Sciences(Grant No.2015187)the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant Nos.11204338,and 11927807)the“Strategic Priority Research Program(B)”of the Chinese Academy of Sciences(Grant No.XDB04040300).Wei Li also acknowledges the start-up funding from Fudan University.
文摘Low-temperature specific heat(SH)is measured for the 12442-type KCa2Fe4As4F2 single crystal under different magnetic fields.A clear SH jump with the height of?C/T|Tc=130 mJ mol-1 K-2 is observed at the superconducting transition temperature Tc.It is found that the electronic SH coefficient?γ(H)quickly increases when the field is in the low-field region below 3T and then considerably slows down the increase with a further increase in the field,which indicates a rather strong anisotropy or multi-gap feature with a small minimum in the superconducting gap(s).The temperature-dependent SH data indicate the presence of the T2 term,which supplies further information and supports the picture with a line-nodal gap structure.Moreover,the onset point of the SH transition remains almost unchanged under the field as high as 9 T,which is similar to that observed in cuprates,and places this system in the middle between the BCS limit and the Bose-Einstein condensation.
