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Atomic-Site-Dependent Pairing Gap in Monolayer FeSe/SrTiO 3 (001)-(√13 × √13).

Authors :
Ding C
Wei Z
Dong W
Feng H
Shi M
Wang L
Jia JF
Xue QK
Source :
Nano letters [Nano Lett] 2024 Jul 10; Vol. 24 (27), pp. 8445-8452. Date of Electronic Publication: 2024 Jun 25.
Publication Year :
2024

Abstract

The interfacial FeSe/TiO <subscript>2-δ</subscript> coupling induces high-temperature superconductivity in monolayer FeSe films. Using cryogenic atomically resolved scanning tunneling microscopy/spectroscopy, we obtained atomic-site dependent surface density of states, work function, and the pairing gap in the monolayer FeSe on the SrTiO <subscript>3</subscript> (001)-(√13 × √13)-R33.7° surface. Our results disclosed the out-of-plane Se-Fe-Se triple layer gradient variation, switched DOS for Fe sites on and off TiO <subscript>5□</subscript> , and inequivalent Fe sublattices, which gives global spatial modulation of pairing gap contaminants with the (√13 × √13) pattern. Moreover, the coherent lattice coupling induces strong inversion asymmetry and in-plane anisotropy in the monolayer FeSe, which is demonstrated to correlate with the particle-hole asymmetry in coherence peaks. These results disclose delicate atomic-scale correlations between pairing and lattice-electronic coupling in the Bardeen-Cooper-Schrieffer to Bose-Einstein condensation crossover regime, providing insights into understanding the pairing mechanism of multiorbital superconductivity.

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
1530-6992
Volume :
24
Issue :
27
Database :
MEDLINE
Journal :
Nano letters
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
38917425
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.nanolett.4c02627