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arxiv: 1304.6424 · v1 · pith:VW4ZWCYTnew · submitted 2013-04-23 · ❄️ cond-mat.supr-con · cond-mat.str-el

Low-energy bound states at interfaces between superconducting and block antiferromagnet regions in KxFe{2-y}Se2

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The high-Tc alkali doped iron selenide superconductors KxFe{2-y}Se2 have been recently shown to be intrinsically phase separated into Fe vacancy ordered block antiferromagnetic regions and superconducting regions at low temperatures. In this work, we use a microscopic five orbital Hubbard model to obtain the electronic low-energy states near the interfaces between block antiferromagnets and superconductors. It is found that abundant low-energy in-gap bound states exist near such interfaces irrespective of whether the superconductor has d- or s-wave pairing symmetry. By contrast, it is shown how nonmagnetic scattering planes can provide a natural means to distinguish between these two leading pairing instabilities of the KxFe{2-y}Se2 materials.

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