Orbital degeneracy, Jahn-Teller effect, and superconductivity in transition-metal chalcogenides

T. Mizokawa; T. Sudayama; Y. Wakisaka; D. Ootsuki; M. Imaizumi; T. Noji; Y. Koike; S. Pyon; K. Kudo; M. Nohara; H. Anzai; M. Arita; H. Namatame; M. Taniguchi; N. L. Saini

doi:10.1007/s10948-012-1626-x

Orbital degeneracy, Jahn-Teller effect, and superconductivity in transition-metal chalcogenides

T. Mizokawa^*, T. Sudayama, Y. Wakisaka, D. Ootsuki, M. Imaizumi, T. Noji, Y. Koike, S. Pyon, K. Kudo, M. Nohara, H. Anzai, M. Arita, H. Namatame, M. Taniguchi, N. L. Saini

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We have studied the electronic structure of FeSe1-xTex and Ir1-xPtxTe ₂ using photoemission spectroscopy. For FeSe1-xTex , angle-resolved photoemission results indicate that the Fe 3d yz/zx orbital degeneracy at F point and orbitally induced Peierls effect in the tetragonal lattice play important roles for the superconductivity. It is suggested that the Jahn-Teller instability of the yz/zx states couples with local lattice distortion derived from the Te substitution for Se and provides an inhomogeneous electronic state. Photoemission results of IrTe ₂ with triangular lattice are also consistent with the orbitally induced Peierls scenario. The Pt substitution for Ir suppresses the static band Jahn-Teller effect and induces an inhomogeneous electronic state in which orbital (or bond or nematic) fluctuations may help superconductivity through the Peierls effect.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	1343-1346
Number of pages	4
Journal	Journal of Superconductivity and Novel Magnetism
Volume	25
Issue number	5
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/s10948-012-1626-x
Publication status	Published - 2012 Jul
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

(Ir,Pt)Te
ARPES
Fe(Se,Te)
Inhomogeneity
Orbitally induced Peierls transition

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Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
Condensed Matter Physics

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Mizokawa, T., Sudayama, T., Wakisaka, Y., Ootsuki, D., Imaizumi, M., Noji, T., Koike, Y., Pyon, S., Kudo, K., Nohara, M., Anzai, H., Arita, M., Namatame, H., Taniguchi, M., & Saini, N. L. (2012). Orbital degeneracy, Jahn-Teller effect, and superconductivity in transition-metal chalcogenides. Journal of Superconductivity and Novel Magnetism, 25(5), 1343-1346. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10948-012-1626-x

Mizokawa, T, Sudayama, T, Wakisaka, Y, Ootsuki, D, Imaizumi, M, Noji, T, Koike, Y, Pyon, S, Kudo, K, Nohara, M, Anzai, H, Arita, M, Namatame, H, Taniguchi, M & Saini, NL 2012, 'Orbital degeneracy, Jahn-Teller effect, and superconductivity in transition-metal chalcogenides', Journal of Superconductivity and Novel Magnetism, vol. 25, no. 5, pp. 1343-1346. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10948-012-1626-x

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