Pairing symmetry in layered BiS₂ compounds driven by electron–electron correlation

Abstract

We investigate the pairing symmetry of layered BiS₂ compounds by assuming that electron-electron correlation is still important so that the pairing is rather short range. We find that the extended s-wave pairing symmetry always wins over d-wave when the pairing is confined between two short range sites up to next nearest neighbors. The pairing strength is peaked around the doping level x = 0.5, which is consistent with experimental observation. The extended s-wave pairing symmetry is very robust against spin–orbital coupling because it is mainly determined by the structure of Fermi surfaces. Moreover, the extended s-wave pairing can be distinguished from conventional s-wave pairing by measuring and comparing superconducting gaps of different Fermi surfaces.

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Keywords

BiS₂-based superconductor / pairing symmetry / electron–electron correlation

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