Hidden antiferro-nematic order in Fe-based superconductor BaFe${}_2$As${}_2$ and NaFeAs above $T_S$

Abstract

In several Fe-based superconductors, slight $C_4$ symmetry breaking occurs at $T^{\ast }$, which is tens of Kelvin higher than the structural transition temperature $T_S$. In this "hidden" nematic state at $T_S<T<T^{\ast }$, the orthorhombicity is tiny [$\varphi =(a-b)/(a+b)\ll 0.1$%], but clear evidences of bulk phase transition have been accumulated. To explain this long-standing mystery, we propose the emergence of antiferro-bond (AFB) order with the antiferro wavevector $\mathbf{q}=(0,\pi )$ at $T=T^{\ast }$, by which the characteristic phenomena below $T^{\ast }$ are satisfactorily explained. This AFB order originates from the inter-orbital nesting between the $d_{xy}$-orbital hole-pocket and the electron-pocket, and this inter-orbital bond order naturally explains the pseudogap, band-folding, and tiny nematicity that is linear in $T^{\ast }-T$. The hidden AFB order explains key experiments in both BaFe${}_2$As${}_2$ and NaFeAs, but it is not expected to occur in FeSe because of the absence of the $d_{xy}$-orbital hole-pocket.

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