Superconducting gap symmetry of Ba0.6K0.4Fe2As2 studied by angle-resolved photoemission spectroscopy

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Published 30 March 2009 Europhysics Letters Association
, , Citation K. Nakayama et al 2009 EPL 85 67002 DOI 10.1209/0295-5075/85/67002

0295-5075/85/6/67002

Abstract

We have performed high-resolution angle-resolved photoemission spectroscopy on the optimally doped Ba0.6K0.4Fe2As2 compound and determined the accurate momentum dependence of the superconducting (SC) gap in four Fermi-surface sheets including a newly discovered outer electron pocket at the M-point. The SC gap on this pocket is nearly isotropic and its magnitude is comparable (Δ∼11 meV) to that of the inner electron and hole pockets (∼12 meV), although it is substantially larger than that of the outer hole pocket (∼6 meV). The Fermi-surface dependence of the SC gap value is basically consistent with the Δ(k)=Δ0 cos kx cos ky formula expected for the extended s-wave symmetry. The observed finite deviation from the simple formula suggests the importance of multi-orbital effects.

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