Iron-based superconductor family FeX(X=S,Se,Te)has been one of the research foci in physics and material science due to their record-breaking superconducting temperature(FeSe film)and rich physical phenomena.Recently,...Iron-based superconductor family FeX(X=S,Se,Te)has been one of the research foci in physics and material science due to their record-breaking superconducting temperature(FeSe film)and rich physical phenomena.Recently,FeS,the least studied Fe X compound(due to the difficulty in synthesizing high quality macroscopic crystals)attracted much attention because of its puzzling superconducting pairing symmetry.In this work,combining scanning tunneling microscopy and angle resolved photoemission spectroscopy(ARPES)with sub-micron spatial resolution,we investigate the intrinsic electronic structures of superconducting FeS from individual single crystalline domains.Unlike FeTe or FeSe,FeS remains identical tetragonal structure from room temperature down to 5 K,and the band structures observed can be well reproduced by our ab-initio calculations.Remarkably,mixed with the 1×1 tetragonal metallic phase,we also observe the coexistence of √5×√5 reconstructed insulating phase in the crystal,which not only helps explain the unusual properties of FeS,but also demonstrates the importance of using spatially resolved experimental tools in the study of this compound.展开更多
基金Project supported by CAS-Shanghai Science Research Center,China(Grant No.CAS-SSRC-YH-2015-01)the National Key R&D Program of China(Grant No.2017YFA0305400)+4 种基金the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant Nos.11674229,11227902,and 11604207)the EPSRC Platform Grant(Grant No.EP/M020517/1)Hefei Science Center,Chinese Academy of Sciences(Grant No.2015HSC-UE013)Science and Technology Commission of Shanghai Municipality,China(Grant No.14520722100)the Strategic Priority Research Program(B)of the Chinese Academy of Sciences(Grant No.XDB04040200)。
文摘Iron-based superconductor family FeX(X=S,Se,Te)has been one of the research foci in physics and material science due to their record-breaking superconducting temperature(FeSe film)and rich physical phenomena.Recently,FeS,the least studied Fe X compound(due to the difficulty in synthesizing high quality macroscopic crystals)attracted much attention because of its puzzling superconducting pairing symmetry.In this work,combining scanning tunneling microscopy and angle resolved photoemission spectroscopy(ARPES)with sub-micron spatial resolution,we investigate the intrinsic electronic structures of superconducting FeS from individual single crystalline domains.Unlike FeTe or FeSe,FeS remains identical tetragonal structure from room temperature down to 5 K,and the band structures observed can be well reproduced by our ab-initio calculations.Remarkably,mixed with the 1×1 tetragonal metallic phase,we also observe the coexistence of √5×√5 reconstructed insulating phase in the crystal,which not only helps explain the unusual properties of FeS,but also demonstrates the importance of using spatially resolved experimental tools in the study of this compound.
基金supported by the National Key R&D Program of China(2017YFA0305400 and 2019YFA0704900)Chinese Academy of Sciences-Shanghai Science Research Center(CAS-SSRC-YH2015-01)+9 种基金Double First-Class Initiative Fund of Shanghai Tech Universitythe support from the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council Platform Grant(EP/M020517/1)the Major Research Plan of the National Natural Science Foundation of China(NSFC,92065201)Shanghai Municipal Science and Technology Major Project(2018SHZDZX02)the support from the NSFC(52088101 and 11974394)the Strategic Priority Research Program(B)of the Chinese Academy of Sciences(XDB33000000)the support from Shanghai Committee of Science and Technology(22ZR1441800)Shanghai-XFEL Beamline Project(SBP)(31011505505885920161A2101001)the support from the NSFC(12004248)and the support from the NSFC(12104304)Shanghai Sailing Program(20YF1430500)。
