What makes the Tc of monolayer FeSe on SrTiO3 so high: a sign-problem-free quantum Monte Carlo study

Abstract

Monolayer FeSe films grown on SrTiO3 (STO) substrate show superconducting gap-opening temperatures (Tc) which are almost an order of magnitude higher than those of the bulk FeSe and are highest among all known Fe-based superconductors. Angle-resolved photoemission spectroscopy (ARPES) observed "replica bands" suggesting the importance of the interaction between FeSe electrons and STO phonons. These facts rejuvenated the quest for Tc enhancement mechanisms in iron-based, especially iron-chalcogenide, superconductors. Here, we perform the first numerically-exact sign-problem-free quantum Monte Carlo simulations to iron-based superconductors. We (i) study the electronic pairing mechanism intrinsic to heavily electron doped FeSe films, and (ii) examine the effects of electron-phonon interaction between FeSe and STO as well as nematic fluctuations on Tc. Armed with these results, we return to the question "what makes the Tc of monolayer FeSe on SrTiO3 so high?" in the conclusion and discussions.

5.2 pages; Highlight of this work by Steven A. Kivelson, arXiv:1605.04378, has been published in Science Bulletin [Sci. Bull. 61, 911 (2016) http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11434-016-1101-3]

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