Correlation Enhanced Electron-Phonon Coupling in FeSe/SrTiO$_3$ at a Magic Angle

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Main Authors: Zou, Qiang, Sihi, Antik, Oli, Basu Dev, Roig, Mercè, Agterberg, Daniel, Weinert, Michael, Li, Lian, Mandal, Subhasish
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author Zou, Qiang
Sihi, Antik
Oli, Basu Dev
Roig, Mercè
Agterberg, Daniel
Weinert, Michael
Li, Lian
Mandal, Subhasish
author_facet Zou, Qiang
Sihi, Antik
Oli, Basu Dev
Roig, Mercè
Agterberg, Daniel
Weinert, Michael
Li, Lian
Mandal, Subhasish
contents While a predictive theory for unconventional superconductivity in Fe-based superconductors remains elusive, an extensively debated aspect is the interaction between phonons and strongly correlated electrons, and its potential role in the pairing mechanism. Here, through the combination of first principles dynamical mean field theory calculations and epitaxial growth of the single-layer FeX (X=Se, S, Te) on SrTiO$_3$ (STO)(001) substrate, which facilitates the controlled distortion of the FeX$_4$ tetrahedron, we demonstrate an unique superconducting dome where the superconducting gap peaks at a `magic' angle of the FeX$_4$ tetrahedron and the electron-phonon coupling (EPC) for the A$_{1g}$ mode is maximized for the FeSe film. Our findings uncover a significant role of electronic correlations in strengthening Cooper pairing in unconventional superconductors by enhancing EPC.
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spellingShingle Correlation Enhanced Electron-Phonon Coupling in FeSe/SrTiO$_3$ at a Magic Angle
Zou, Qiang
Sihi, Antik
Oli, Basu Dev
Roig, Mercè
Agterberg, Daniel
Weinert, Michael
Li, Lian
Mandal, Subhasish
Strongly Correlated Electrons
While a predictive theory for unconventional superconductivity in Fe-based superconductors remains elusive, an extensively debated aspect is the interaction between phonons and strongly correlated electrons, and its potential role in the pairing mechanism. Here, through the combination of first principles dynamical mean field theory calculations and epitaxial growth of the single-layer FeX (X=Se, S, Te) on SrTiO$_3$ (STO)(001) substrate, which facilitates the controlled distortion of the FeX$_4$ tetrahedron, we demonstrate an unique superconducting dome where the superconducting gap peaks at a `magic' angle of the FeX$_4$ tetrahedron and the electron-phonon coupling (EPC) for the A$_{1g}$ mode is maximized for the FeSe film. Our findings uncover a significant role of electronic correlations in strengthening Cooper pairing in unconventional superconductors by enhancing EPC.
title Correlation Enhanced Electron-Phonon Coupling in FeSe/SrTiO$_3$ at a Magic Angle
topic Strongly Correlated Electrons
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2506.22435