Theory for superconductivity in (Tl,K)FexSe2 as a doped Mott insulator

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Published 14 June 2011 Europhysics Letters Association
, , Citation Yi Zhou et al 2011 EPL 95 17003 DOI 10.1209/0295-5075/95/17003

0295-5075/95/1/17003

Abstract

Possible superconductivity in the recently discovered (Tl,K)FexSe2 compounds is studied from the viewpoint of doped Mott insulator. The Mott insulating phase is examined to be preferred in the parent compound at x=1.5 due to the presence of Fe-vacancies. Partial filling of vacancies at the Fe-sites introduces electron carriers and leads to electron-doped superconductivity. By using a two-orbital Hubbard model in the strong-coupling limit, we find that the s-wave pairing is more favorable at small Hund's coupling, and dx2y2-wave pairing is more favorable at large Hund's coupling.

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10.1209/0295-5075/95/17003