Unusual temperature dependence of band dispersion in Ba(Fe(1-x)Ru(x))2As2 and its consequences for antiferromagnetic ordering

TL;DR

This study reveals that in Ba(Fe(1-x)Ru(x))2As2, the electronic band structure exhibits unusual temperature dependence, affecting Fermi surface nesting and potentially influencing the antiferromagnetic transition.

Contribution

It provides detailed ARPES measurements showing how temperature alters band energies and nesting, offering new insights into magnetic phase transitions in iron-based superconductors.

Findings

Significant temperature-dependent shifts in hole and electron band energies.

Degradation of Fermi surface nesting with increasing temperature.

Implication of nesting changes in antiferromagnetic phase transition.

Abstract

We have performed detailed studies of the temperature evolution of the electronic structure in Ba(Fe(1-x)Ru(x))2As2 using Angle Resolved Photoemission Spectroscopy (ARPES). Surprisingly, we find that the binding energy of both hole and electron bands changes significantly with temperature in pure and Ru substituted samples. The hole and electron pockets are well nested at low temperature in unsubstituted (BaFe2As2) samples, which likely drives the spin density wave (SDW) and resulting antiferromagnetic order. Upon warming, this nesting is degraded as the hole pocket shrinks and the electron pocket expands. Our results demonstrate that the temperature dependent nesting may play an important role in driving the antiferromagnetic/paramagnetic phase transition.