Orbital coupling and superconductivity in the iron pnictides

Abstract

We demonstrate that strong inter-orbital interaction is very efficient to achieve superconductivity due to magnetic fluctuations in the iron pnictides. Fermi surface states that are coupled by the antiferromagnetic wave vector are often of different orbital nature, causing pair-hopping interactions between distinct Fe-3d orbitals to become important. Performing a self-consistent FLEX calculation below $T_c$ we determine the superconducting order parameter as function of intra- and inter-orbital couplings. We find an $s^{\pm }$-pairing state with $T_c\simeq 80\mathrm{K}$ for realistic parameters.

4 pages, 4 figures, revised version accepted for publication as a Rapid Communication in Physical Review B

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