Robust spin fluctuations and $s\pm$ pairing in the heavily electron doped iron-based superconductors

TL;DR

This paper theoretically investigates how spin fluctuations and $s\u2212\u03c0$ pairing persist in heavily electron-doped iron-based superconductors, emphasizing the role of band structure and hole Fermi surface stability.

Contribution

It demonstrates that the hole Fermi surface remains robust against doping, sustaining spin fluctuations and $s\u2212\u03c0$ pairing even at high doping levels, with differences explained by Fermi surface size.

Findings

Hole Fermi surface remains stable with doping.

Large spin fluctuations lead to $s\u2212\u03c0$ pairing.

Differences between La1111 and Sm1111 are due to Fermi surface size.

Abstract

We theoretically study the spin fluctuation and superconductivity in La1111 and Sm1111 iron-based superconductors for a wide range of electron doping. When we take into account the band structure variation by electron doping, the hole Fermi surface originating from the $d_{X^2-Y^2}$ orbital turns out to be robust against electron doping, and this gives rise to large spin fluctuations and consequently $s\pm$ pairing even in the heavily doped regime. The stable hole Fermi surface is larger for Sm1111 than for La1111, which can be considered as the origin of the apparent difference in the phase diagram.