Sign reversal superconducting gaps revealed by phase referenced quasi-particle interference of impurity induced bound states in (Li${}_{1-x}$Fe${}_x$)OHFe${}_{1-y}$Zn${}_y$Se

Abstract

By measuring the spatial distribution of differential conductance near impurities on Fe sites, we have obtained the quasi-particle interference (QPI) patterns in the (Li${}_{1-x}$Fe${}_x$)OHFe${}_{1-y}$Zn${}_y$Se superconductor with only electron Fermi surfaces. By taking the Fourier transform on these patterns, we investigate the scattering features between the two circles of electron pockets formed by folding or hybridization. We treat the data by using the recent theoretical approach [arXiv:1710.09089] which is specially designed for the impurity induced bound states. It is found that the superconducting gap sign is reversed on the two electron pockets, which can be directly visualized by the phase-referenced QPI technique, indicating that the Cooper pairing is induced by the repulsive interaction. Our results further show that this method is also applicable for data measured for multiple impurities, which provides an easy and feasible way for detecting the gap function of unconventional superconductors.

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