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arxiv: 1403.3687 · v1 · pith:3GIB7IJDnew · submitted 2014-03-14 · ❄️ cond-mat.supr-con

Orbital-Parity Distinct Superconducting Pairing Structures of Fe-based Superconductors under Glide Symmetry

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We investigate an unusual symmetry of Fe-based superconductors (FeSCs) and find novel superconducting pairing structures. FeSCs have a minimal translational unit cell composed of two Fe atoms due to the staggered positions of anions with respect to the Fe plane. We study the physical consequences of the additional glide symmetry that further reduces the unit cell to have only one Fe atoms. In the regular momentum space, it not only leads to a particular orbital parity separated spectral function but also dictates orbital parity distinct pairing structures. Furthermore, it produces accompanying Cooper pairs of $(\pi,\pi,0)$ momentum, which have a characteristic \textit{odd} form factor and break time reversal symmetry. Such novel pairing structures explain the unusual angular modulations of the superconducting gaps on the hole pockets in recent ARPES and STS experiments.

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