Electronic Stripe Patterns Near the Fermi Level of Tetragonal Fe(Se,S)

Abstract

FeSe${}_{1-x}$S${}_x$ remains one of the most enigmatic systems of Fe-based superconductors. While much is known about the orthorhombic parent compound, FeSe, the tetragonal samples, FeSe${}_{1-x}$S${}_x$ with x>0.17, remain relatively unexplored. Here, we provide an in-depth investigation of the electronic states of tetragonal FeSe${}_{0.81}$S${}_{0.19}$, using scanning tunneling microscopy and spectroscopy (STM/S) measurements, supported by angle-resolved photoemission spectroscopy (ARPES) and theoretical modeling. We demonstrate that by analyzing modulations of the local density of states (LDOS) near and away from Fe vacancy defects separately, we can identify quasiparticle interference (QPI) signals originating from multiple regions of the Brillouin zone, including the bands at the M and A points. We also observe that QPI signals coexist with a much stronger LDOS modulation for states near the Fermi level whose period is independent of energy. Our measurements further reveal that this strong pattern appears in the STS measurements as short range stripe patterns that are locally two-fold symmetric. Since these stripe patterns coexist with four-fold symmetric QPI around Fe-vacancies, the origin of their local two-fold symmetry must be distinct from that of nematic states in orthorhombic samples. To further understand these stripe patterns, we explore several aspects related to them, such as the role of S and Fe vacancy defects, and whether they can be explained by QPI. We consider the possibility that the observed stripe patterns may represent incipient charge order correlations, similar to those observed in the cuprates.

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