Observation of strong electron pairing on bands without Fermi surfaces in LiFe1-xCoxAs

Abstract

In conventional BCS superconductors, the quantum condensation of superconducting electron pairs is understood as a Fermi surface (FS) instability, in which the low-energy electrons are paired by attractive interactions. Whether this explanation is still valid in high-Tc superconductors such as cuprates and iron-based superconductors remains an open question. In particular, a fundamentally different picture of the electron pairs, which are believed to be formed locally by repulsive interactions, may prevail. Here we report a high-resolution angle-resolved photoemission spectroscopy study on LiFe1-xCoxAs. We reveal a large and robust superconducting (SC) gap on a band sinking below the Fermi energy upon Co substitution. The observed FS-free SC order is also the largest over the momentum space, which rules out a proximity effect origin and indicates that the SC order parameter is not tied to the FS as a result of a FS instability.

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