Spectroscopic Evidence of Superconductivity Pairing at 83 K in Single-Layer FeSe/SrTiO3 Films

TL;DR

This study provides spectroscopic evidence of superconductivity at 83 K in single-layer FeSe/SrTiO3 films, revealing a high pairing temperature and possible pseudogap formation, advancing understanding of high-temperature superconductivity in iron-based materials.

Contribution

First direct spectroscopic observation of superconductivity pairing at 83 K in single-layer FeSe/SrTiO3 films, establishing a new benchmark for high Tc in iron-based superconductors.

Findings

Superconductivity-induced Bogoliubov bands extend to ~100 meV.

Superconductivity pairing observed up to 83 K.

Two temperature regions suggest fluctuation and long-range coherence.

Abstract

Single-layer FeSe films grown on the SrTiO3 substrate (FeSe/STO) have attracted much attention because of their possible record-high superconducting critical temperature Tc and distinct electronic structures in iron-based superconductors. However, it has been under debate on how high its Tc can really reach due to the inconsistency of the results obtained from the transport, magnetic and spectroscopic measurements. Here we report spectroscopic evidence of superconductivity pairing at 83 K in single-layer FeSe/STO films. By preparing high-quality single-layer FeSe/STO films, we observe for the first time strong superconductivity-induced Bogoliubov back-bending bands that extend to rather high binding energy ~100 meV by high-resolution angle-resolved photoemission measurements. The Bogoliubov back-bending band provides a new definitive benchmark of superconductivity pairing that is directly observed up to 83 K in the single-layer FeSe/STO films. Moreover, we find that the superconductivity pairing state can be further divided into two temperature regions of 64-83 K and below 64 K. We propose the 64-83 K region may be attributed to superconductivity fluctuation while the region below 64 K corresponds to the realization of long-range superconducting phase coherence. These results indicate that either Tc as high as 83 K is achievable in iron-based superconductors, or there is a pseudogap formation from superconductivity fluctuation in single-layer FeSe/STO films.