Topological band structure in superconductor FeTe0.55Se0.45 : band structure and modeling

ORAL  · Invited

Abstract


In topological superconductors, the pairing of electrons is often accompanied by non-trivial topological features in the electronic band structure. These topological properties can lead to the presence of protected surface states or edge states within the material. FeTe0.55Se0.45 (FTS) represents a notable example of this type of material. The bulk electronic structure of FTS is predicted to be topologically nontrivial, owing to the band inversion between the dxz and pz bands along the G-A line. Nevertheless, ongoing discussions persist concerning the validity of the Dirac surface states (DSS) and the observed deviations from the theoretical band inversion model. In recent work [1], ARPES measurements observed a DSS independent of kz and identified its orbital spectral weight. Based on these findings, using elementary band representation theory (EBR) and topological quantum chemistry (TQC), we developed a tight-binding model that preserves all the symmetries. Parametrization of this model can reconcile theory and experimental observations.





Publication: [1] Y-F Li, S-D Chen, M Garcia-Diez, MI Iraola, H Pfau, Y-L Zhu, Z-Q Mao, T Chen, M Yi, P-C Dai, JA Sobota, M Hashimoto, MG Vergniory, D-H Lu, Z-X Shen arXiv:2307.03861

Presenters

  • Maia G Garcia Vergniory

    • Max Planck Inst
    • Max Planck Institute for Chemical Physics of Solids, Dresden
    • Max Planck Institute for Chemical Physics of Solids

Authors

  • Maia G Garcia Vergniory

    • Max Planck Inst
    • Max Planck Institute for Chemical Physics of Solids, Dresden
    • Max Planck Institute for Chemical Physics of Solids
  • Yingfei Li

    • Department of Applied Physics, Stanford University
  • Mikel García Díez

    • University of the Basque Country UPV/EH
  • Mikel Iraola Iñurrieta

    • University of the Basque Country UPV/EHU and DIPC
  • Sudi Chen

    • Stanford University
  • Heike Pfau

    • The Pennsylvania State University
    • Pennsylvania State University
  • Zhiqiang Mao

    • Pennsylvania State University
    • Pennslyvania State University
  • Yanglin Zhu

    • Pennsylvania State University
  • Ming Yi

    • Rice University
  • Pengcheng dai

    • Rice University
  • Tong Chen

    • Rice University
  • Jonathan A Sobota

    • Stanford University
    • Stanford Institute for Materials and Energy Sciences, SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory
  • Makoto Hashimoto

    • SLAC - Natl Accelerator Lab
  • Donghui Lu

    • SLAC - Natl Accelerator Lab
  • Zhi-Xun Shen

    • Stanford University
    • stanford university