The Open Condensed Matter Physics Journal




    (Discontinued)

    ISSN: 1874-1924 ― Volume 4, 2013

    A Possible Pairing Mechanism in Fe-Based High Temperature Superconductors



    Ning Chen , Yang Li*
    Department of Engineering Science and Materials, University of Puerto Rico at Mayaguez, Mayaguez PR 00681-9044, USA
    School of Material Science and Engineering, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Beijing 100083, China
    Department of physics, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Beijing 100083, China

    Abstract

    The electronic structures of LaOFeAs superconductors with antiferromagnetic model were simulated by using the first-principle method. The calculated density of states (DOS) reveals that some antiferromagnetic energy peaks are splitted due to the hybridization of Fe-3d and As-4p on the FeAs layer. The calculated spin moment for LaOFeAs is 2.39 μB/Fe. The band structure and DOS around the Fermi level suggest this compound with a semimetal-like characteristic. Beside on the Fe, a spin polarization occurs on the As site, which is distributed with both As-4p and As-4s orbitals. A unique electronic structure is found to be associated with the deep inner orbital coupling in the LaOFeAs compound, which provides an independent energy band with a high vibration frequency. The two bands with deep inner orbital coupling as well as the spin polarization of As-4s could be used to explain some behaviours of carrier pairing in the superconducting state. In addition, the simulation also was performed on a series of F-doped LaOFeAs with different fluorine composition. The results show with F-doping increasing the spin polarization of As decreasing. Superconductivity will be suppressed by the heavy F-doping concentration



    Article Information


    Identifiers and Pagination:

    Year: 2008
    Volume: 1
    First Page: 13
    Last Page: 18
    Publisher Id: TOCMPJ-1-13
    DOI: 10.2174/1874186X00801010013

    Article History:

    Received Date: 21/4/2008
    Revision Received Date: 6/9/2008
    Acceptance Date: 16/9/2008
    Electronic publication date: 03/11/2008
    Collection year: 2008

    © Chen and Li; Licensee Bentham Open.

    open-access license: This is an open access article licensed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial License (http: //creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ which permits unrestricted, non-commercial use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided the work is properly cited.


    * Address correspondence to this author at the Department of Engineering Science and Materials, University of Puerto Rico at Mayaguez, Mayaguez PR 00681-9044, USA; E-mail: ylibp@hotmail.com and nchen@sina.com




    Browse Contents



    Webmaster Contact: info@benthamopen.net
    Copyright © 2024 Bentham Open