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High-Tc Superconductivity near the Anion Height Instability in Fe-Based Superconductors: Analysis of LaFeAsO1−xHx

Seiichiro Onari, Youichi Yamakawa, Hiroshi Kontani

DOI 10.1103/PhysRevLett.112.187001 · Physical Review Letters

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Abstract

The isostructural transition in the tetragonal phase with a sizable change in the anion height, is realized in heavily H-doped LaFeAsO and (La,P) codoped CaFe2As2. In these compounds, the superconductivity with higher Tc (40–50 K) is realized near the isostructural transition. To find the origin of the anion-height instability and the role in realizing the higher-Tc state, we develop the orbital-spin fluctuation theory by including the vertex correction. We analyze LaFeAsO1−xHx and find that the non-nematic orbital fluctuations, which induce the anion-height instability, are automatically obtained at x∼0.5, in addition to the conventional nematic orbital fluctuations at x∼0. The non-nematic orbital order triggers the isostructural transition, and its fluctuation would be a key ingredient to realize higher-Tc superconductivity of order 50 K.

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FormulaReported Tc (K)Pressure (GPa)Type
LaFeAsO1-xHx

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50Pressure not reportedunknown
CaFe2As2

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50Pressure not reportedunknown

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