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Orbital characters of bands in the iron-based superconductor BaFe1.85Co0.15As2

Y. Zhang, F. Chen, C. He, B. Zhou, B. P. Xie, C. Fang, W. F. Tsai, X. H. Chen, H. Hayashi, J. Jiang, H. Iwasawa, K. Shimada, H. Namatame, M. Taniguchi, J. P. Hu, D. L. Feng

DOI 10.1103/PhysRevB.83.054510 · Physical Review B

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Abstract

The unconventional superconductivity in the newly discovered iron-based superconductors is intimately related to its multiband/multiorbital nature. Here we report the comprehensive orbital characters of the low-energy three-dimensional electronic structure in BaFe1.85Co0.15As2 by studying the polarization and photon-energy dependence of angle-resolved photoemission data. While the distributions of the dxz, dyz, and d3z2−r2 orbitals agree with the prediction of density functional theory, those of the dxy and dx2−y2 orbitals show remarkable disagreement with theory. Our results point out the inadequacy of the existing band structure calculations and, more importantly, provide a foundation for constructing the correct microscopic model of iron pnictides.

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FormulaReported Tc (K)Pressure (GPa)Type
BaFe1.85Co0.15As2

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Ba0.6K0.4Fe2As2

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