Abstract
We employ polarization-resolved Raman spectroscopy to study the multiband stoichiometric Tc=35 K superconductor CaKFe4As4. We do not detect Pomeranchuk-like electronic nematic fluctuations which were universally observed in the XY(B2g) symmetry Raman response for most families of the Fe-based superconductors. In the superconducting state we observe, consistent with a nodeless order parameter, a full spectral weight suppression at low energies and the emergence of a composite pair-breaking coherence feature at energies between 12 and 20 meV. We analyze the superconductivity-induced phonon self-energy effects and give an estimation for the electron-phonon coupling constant λΓ=0.0015 which is insufficient to provide attraction for high-Tc pairing.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Article number | 140501 |
| Journal | Physical Review B |
| Volume | 98 |
| Issue number | 14 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Oct 10 2018 |
| Externally published | Yes |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
- Condensed Matter Physics