准粒子干涉谱研究六方磷属元素化物超导体SrPtAs的能隙函数
Gap function of hexagonal pnictide superconductor SrPtAs from quasiparticle interference spectrum
摘要:
磷属元素化物超导体SrPtAs具有包含反转对称性的六方层状结构。它是通过堆叠两个不等效的PtAs层由Sr层分开。前者没有局部(面内)反转对称性,因此出现(层)交错Rashba自旋轨道耦合,将三个Kramers简并带分裂成六个准二维带。SrPtAs超导态的对称性是未知的。三个候选者,自旋单态$A_{1g}$和$E_g$以及三重态$A_{2u}$已被提出。我们预测准粒子干涉(QPI)谱的这些间隙函数在t矩阵玻恩近似。我们发现,在模式的特征QPI波矢量出现明显的差异。这些结果对用STM-QPI方法确定SrPtAs的带隙对称性具有重要意义。
英文摘要:
The pnictide superconductor SrPtAs has a hexagonal layered structure containing inversion symmetry. It is formed by stacking two inequivalent PtAs layers separated by Sr layers. The former have no local (in-plane) inversion symmetry and therefore a (layer-) staggered Rashba spin orbit coupling appears which splits the three Kramers degenerate bands into six quasi-2D bands. The symmetry of the superconducting state of SrPtAs is unknown. Three candidates, spin-singlet $A_{1g}$ and $E_g$ as well as triplet $A_{2u}$ states have been proposed. We predict the quasiparticle interference (QPI) spectrum for these gap functions in t-matrix Born approximation. We show that distinct differences in the pattern of characteristic QPI wave vectors appear. These results may be important to determine the gap symmetry of SrPtAs by STM-QPI method.
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