BaCuS2: a superconductor with moderate electron-electron correlation

Abstract

We show that the layered-structure BaCuS${}_2$ is a moderately correlated electron system in which the electronic structure of the CuS layer bears a resemblance to those in both cuprates and iron-based superconductors. Theoretical calculations reveal that the in-plane $d$-$p$ ${\sigma }^{\ast }$-bonding bands are isolated near the Fermi level. As the energy separation between the $d$ and $p$ orbitals are much smaller than those in cuprates and iron-based superconductors, BaCuS${}_2$ is expected to be moderately correlated. We suggest that this material is an ideal system to study the competitive/collaborative nature between two distinct superconducting pairing mechanisms, namely the conventional BCS electron-phonon interaction and the electron-electron correlation, which may be helpful to establish the elusive mechanism of unconventional high-temperature superconductivity.

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