V. B. Zabolotnyy

University of Wuerzburg | JMU

A Correction to this paper has been published: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41535-021-00314-9

The interface between the insulators LaAlO3 (LAO) and SrTiO3 accommodates a two-dimensional electron liquid (2DEL)—a high-mobility electron system exhibiting superconductivity as well as indications of magnetism and correlations. While this flagship oxide heterostructure shows promise for electronics applications, the origin and microscopic propert...

The interface between the insulators LaAlO$_3$ and SrTiO$_3$ accommodates a two-dimensional electron liquid (2DEL) -- a high mobility electron system exhibiting superconductivity as well as indications of magnetism and correlations. While this flagship oxide heterostructure shows promise for electronics applications, the origin and microscopic prop...

The low-energy electronic structure, including the Fermi surface topology, of the itinerant metamagnet $$\hbox {Sr}_{{4}}\hbox {Ru}_{{3}}\hbox {O}_{{10}}$$ Sr 4 Ru 3 O 10 is investigated for the first time by synchrotron-based angle-resolved photoemission. Well-defined quasiparticle band dispersions with matrix element dependencies on photon energy...

Since the discovery of the quantum anomalous Hall (QAH) effect in the magnetically doped topological insulators (MTI) Cr:(Bi,Sb)2Te3 and V:(Bi,Sb)2Te3, the magnetic coupling mechanisms underlying the onset of ferromagnetism has been broadly disputed, and a variety of different scenarios have been put forward. By combining resonant photoemission (r...

At room temperature, bulk La$_{7/8}$Sr$_{1/8}$MnO$_3$ is in the dynamic Jahn--Teller O$^*$ phase, but undergoes a transition to a static, magnetically ordered Jahn--Teller phase at lower temperatures. Here we study a $6$ unit cells thin film of this compound grown on SrTiO$_3$, resulting in small compressive strain due to a lattice mismatch of $\le...

Rare-earth ions typically exhibit larger magnetic moments than transition-metal ions and thus promise the opening of a wider exchange gap in the Dirac surface states of topological insulators. Yet in a recent photoemission study of Eu-doped Bi2Te3 films, the spectra remained gapless down to T=20 K. Here we scrutinize whether the conditions for a...

The layered van der Waals compounds (MnBi 2 Te 4)(Bi 2 Te 3) were recently established as the first intrinsic magnetic topological insulators. We report a study on the epitaxial growth of (MnBi 2 Te 4) m (Bi 2 Te 3) n films based on the co-deposition of MnTe and Bi 2 Te 3 on BaF 2 (111) substrates. X-ray diffraction and scanning transmission electr...

Rare earth ions typically exhibit larger magnetic moments than transition metal ions and thus promise the opening of a wider exchange gap in the Dirac surface states of topological insulators. Yet, in a recent photoemission study of Eu-doped Bi$_2$Te$_3$ films, the spectra remained gapless down to $T = 20\;\text{K}$. Here, we scrutinize whether the...

In the field of topological materials, the interaction between band topology and magnetism remains a current frontier for the advance of new topological states and spintronic functionalities. Doping with rare-earth elements with large magnetic moment is a current approach to exploit the phenomenology of such interaction. However, dopant solubility...

The low-energy electronic structure, including the Fermi surface topology, of the itinerant metamagnet Sr$_{4}$Ru$_{3}$O$_{10}$ is investigated for the first time by synchrotron-based angle-resolved photoemission. Well-defined quasiparticle band dispersions with matrix element dependencies on photon energy or photon polarization are presented. Four...

An insulating ferromagnetic ground state is a fundamental prerequisite for the quantum anomalous Hall (QAH) effect observed in magnetically doped topological insulators such as (Bi,Sb)2Te3. So far, the QAH effect could only be induced by V and Cr doping, with V resulting in ferromagnetism with a higher TC and a more robust QAH state. To better unde...

Since the discovery of the quantum anomalous Hall effect in the magnetically doped topological insulators (MTI) Cr:(Bi,Sb)$_2$Te$_3$ and V:(Bi,Sb)$_2$Te$_3$, the search for the exchange coupling mechanisms underlying the onset of ferromagnetism has been a central issue, and a variety of different scenarios have been put forward. By combining resona...

The delicate interplay of competing phases in quantum materials is dominated by parameters such as the crystal field potential, the spin-orbit coupling, and, in particular, the electronic correlation strength. Whereas small quantitative variations of the parameter values can thus qualitatively change the material, these values can hitherto hardly b...

Samarium hexaboride (SmB$_6$), a Kondo insulator with mixed valence, has recently attracted much attention as a possible host for correlated topological surface states. Here, we use a combination of x-ray absorption and reflectometry techniques, backed up with a theoretical model for the resonant $M_{4,5}$ absorption edge of Sm and photoemission da...

One of the most unique and robust experimental facts about iron-based superconductors is the renormalization of the electronic band dispersion by factor of 3 and more near the Fermi level. Obviously related to the electron pairing, this prominent deviation from the band theory lacks understanding. Experimentally studying the entire spectrum of the...

Emergent phenomena in transition-metal-oxide heterostructures such as interface superconductivity and magnetism have been attributed to electronic reconstruction, which, however, is difficult to detect and characterise. Here we overcome the associated difficulties to simultaneously address the electronic degrees of freedom and distinguish interface...

In the family of iron-based superconductors, LaFeAsO-type materials possess the simplest electronic structure due to their pronounced two-dimensionality. And yet they host superconductivity with the highest transition temperature Tc ≈ 55K. Early theoretical predictions of their electronic structure revealed multiple large circular portions of the F...

Strong electron interactions in solids increase effective mass, and shrink the electronic bands [1]. One of the most unique and robust experimental facts about iron-based superconductors [2-4] is the renormalization of the conduction band by factor of 3 near the Fermi level [5-9]. Obviously related to superconductivity, this unusual behaviour remai...

Temperature dependence of the electronic structure of SmB6 is studied by high-resolution ARPES down to 1 K. We demonstrate that there is no essential difference for the dispersions of the surface states below and above the resistivity saturating anomaly (~ 3.5 K). Quantitative analyses of the surface states indicate that the quasi-particle scatteri...

The absence of nesting between electron and hole pockets in LiFeAs with ${T}_{\mathrm{c}}=18$ K attracts great attention, as an important hint to understand the pairing mechanism of Fe-based superconductors. Here, we study the five-orbital model of LiFeAs based on the recently developed orbital-spin fluctuation theories. It is found that the experi...

The electronic structure of the iron chalcogenide superconductor FeSe 1−x was investigated by high-resolution angle-resolved photoemission spectroscopy (ARPES). The results were compared to DFT calculations showing some significant differences between the experimental electronic structure of FeSe 1−x , DFT calculations, and existing data on FeSe x...

The absence of nesting between electron and hole-pockets in LiFeAs with $T_c=18$K attracts great attention, as an important hint to understand the pairing mechanism of Fe-based superconductors. Here, we study the five-orbital model of LiFeAs based on the recently-developed orbital-spin fluctuation theories. It is found that the experimentally obser...

We analyze the structure of the pairing interaction and superconducting gap in LiFeAs by decomposing the pairing interaction for various kz cuts into s- and d-wave components and by studying the leading superconducting instabilities. We use the ten orbital tight-binding model, derived from ab-initio LDA calculations with hopping parameters extracte...

Using the angle-resolved photoemission spectroscopy (ARPES) with resolution of all three components of electron momentum and electronic states symmetry, we explicate the electronic structure of hole-doped BaFe2 As2, and show that widely discussed nesting and dimensionality of Fermi surface (FS) sheets have no immediate relation to the superconducti...

The lack of nesting of the electron and hole Fermi surface sheets in the Fe-based superconductor LiFeAs, with critical temperature of 18 K, has led to questions as to whether the origin of superconductivity in this material might be different from other Fe-based superconductors. Both angle resolved photoemission and quasiparticle interference exper...

In this study, we investigate the electronic and magnetic properties of Rb_{0.77}Fe_{1.61}Se_{2} (T_{c} = 32.6 K) in normal and superconducting states by means of photoemission and μSR spectroscopies as well as band-structure calculations. We demonstrate that the unusual behavior of these materials is the result of separation into metallic (∼12%) a...

The three dimensional (3D) Dirac semimetal, which has been predicted theoretically, is a new electronic state of matter. It can be viewed as 3D generalization of graphene, with a unique electronic structure in which conduction and valence band energies touch each other only at isolated points in momentum space (i.e. the 3D Dirac points), and thus i...

To understand the amazing variety of the superconducting states of Fe-based superconductors, we analyze the multiorbital Hubbard models for LaFeAsO and LiFeAs going beyond the random-phase approximation (RPA), by calculating the vertex correction (VC) and self-energy correction. Due to the spin+orbital mode coupling described by the VC, both orbita...

Recently discovered (CaFe$_{1-x}$Pt$_x$As)$_{10}$Pt$_3$As$_8$ and (CaFeAs)$_{10}$Pt$_{4-y}$As$_8$ superconductors are very similar materials having the same elemental composition and structurally similar superconducting FeAs slabs. Yet the maximal critical temperature achieved by changing Pt concentration is approximately twice higher in the latter...

Commonly, materials are classified as either electrical conductors or insulators. The theoretical discovery of topological insulators has fundamentally challenged this dichotomy. In a topological insulator, the spin-orbit interaction generates a non-trivial topology of the electronic band structure dictating that its bulk is perfectly insulating, w...

Electronic structure of newly synthesized single crystals of calcium iron arsenide doped with sodium with Tc ranging from 33 to 14 K has been determined by angle-resolved photoemission spectroscopy (ARPES). The measured band dispersion is in general agreement with theoretical calculations, nonetheless implies absence of Fermi surface nesting at ant...

Several angle-resolved photoemission spectroscopy (ARPES) studies reveal a poorly nested Fermi surface of LiFeAs, far away from a spin density wave instability, and clear-cut superconducting gap anisotropies. On the other hand a very different, more nested Fermi surface and dissimilar gap anisotropies have been obtained from quasiparticle interfere...

We derive an effective quasiparticle tight-binding model which is able to describe with high accuracy the low-energy electronic structure of Sr2RuO4 obtained by means of low temperature angle resolved photoemission spectroscopy. Such approach is applied to determine the momentum and orbital dependent effective masses and velocities of the electron...

We report a systematic study on the electronic structure and superconducting (SC) gaps in electron-doped NaFe 0.95 Co 0.05 As superconductor using angle-resolved photoemission spectroscopy. Holelike Fermi sheets are at the zone center and electronlike Fermi sheets are at the zone corner, and are mainly contributed by xz and yz orbital characters. O...

The physical properties of a material are defined by its electronic structure. Electrons in solids are characterized by energy (ω) and momentum (k) and the probability to find them in a particular state with given ω and k is described by the spectral function A(k, ω). This function can be directly measured in an experiment based on the well-known p...

Using the angle-resolved photoemission spectroscopy data accumulated over the whole Brillouin zone (BZ) in LiFeAs, we analyze the itinerant component of the dynamic spin susceptibility in this system in the normal and superconducting state. We identify the origin of the incommensurate magnetic inelastic neutron scattering (INS) intensity as scatter...

We present an angle-resolved photoemission study of the surface and bulk electronic structure of the single layer ruthenate Sr2RuO4. As the early studies by photoemission and scanning tunneling microscopy were confronted with a problem of surface reconstruction, surface ageing was previously proposed as a possible remedy to access the bulk states....

Single crystals of Ba1-xNaxFe2As2 with x=0, 0.25, 0.35, 0.4 were grown using a self-flux high temperature solution growth technique. The superconducting and normal state properties were studied by temperature dependent magnetic susceptibility, electrical resistivity, and specific heat, revealing that the magnetic and structural transition is rapidl...

The onset of superconductivity at the transition temperature is marked by the onset of order, which is characterized by an energy gap. Most models of the iron-based superconductors find a sign-changing (s\pm) order parameter [1-6], with the physical implication that pairing is driven by spin fluctuations. Recent work, however, has indicated that Li...

Single crystals of Ba$_{1-x}$Na$_x$Fe$_2$As$_2$ with $x$ = 0, 0.25, 0.35, 0.4 were grown using a self-flux high temperature solution growth technique. The superconducting and normal state properties were studied by temperature dependent magnetic susceptibility, electrical resistivity and specific heat revealing that the magnetic and structural tran...

Line-shape analysis of the photoemission intensity from the surface states of Bi2Se3 reveals two unusual features: spectral line asymmetry and anomalously enhanced photoemission from the Dirac point. The former can be described by the one-particle spectral function assuming that the self-energy has an energy-momentum-dependent contribution to the i...

Line shape analysis of the photoemission intensity from the surface states of Bi2Se3 reveals two unusual features: spectral line asymmetry and anomalously enhanced photoemission from the Dirac point. The former can be described by the one-particle spectral function assuming that the self-energy has an energy-momentum dependent contribution to the i...

The electronic structure of SrPd2Ge2 single crystals is studied by angle-resolved photoemission spectroscopy (ARPES), scanning tunneling spectroscopy (STS), and band structure calculations within the local-density approximation (LDA). The STS measurements show a single s-wave superconducting energy gap Δ(0) = 0.5 meV. The photon-energy dependence o...

We present angle-resolved photoemission studies of (La{1-z}Pr{z}){2-2x}Sr{1+2x}Mn{2}O{7} with x=0.4 and z=0.1, 0.2, and 0.4 along with density functional theory calculations and x-ray scattering data. Our results show that the bilayer splitting in the ferromagnetic metallic phase of these materials is small, if not completely absent. The charge car...

Line-shape analysis of the photoemission intensity from the surface states of Bi 2 Se 3 reveals two unusual features: spectral line asymmetry and anomalously enhanced photoemission from the Dirac point. The former can be described by the one-particle spectral function assuming that the self-energy has an energy-momentum-dependent contribution to th...

As established by scanning tunneling microscopy (STM) cleaved surfaces of the high temperature superconductor YBa$_2$Cu$_2$O$_{7-\delta}$ develop charge density wave (CDW) modulations in the one-dimensional (1D) CuO chains. At the same time, no signatures of the CDW have been reported in the spectral function of the chain band previously studied by...

ARPES experiments on iron based superconductors show that the differences between the measured and calculated electronic band structures look insignificant but can be crucial for understanding of the mechanism of high temperature superconductivity. Here we focus on those differences for 111 and 122 compounds and discuss the observed correlation of...

In a recent preprint Putzke et al. argued that their dHvA data on LiFeAs are in good agreement with DFT calculations and contradict our ARPES results. Here we show that the situation is just the opposite.

Single crystals of the new unconventional superconductor LiFe1−xCoxAs with x= 0, 0.025, 0.05 were grown by a new approach using the self-flux technique. The superconducting transition temperature was found to decrease upon Co doping at the Fe site. Apparently, in LiFeAs this doping scheme suppresses superconductivity, in contrast to the effects of...

Usually the superconducting pairing is considered to modify electronic states only in a narrow momentum range close to the Fermi surface. Here we present a direct experimental observation of fusion of Bogoliubov dispersion branches originating from the antipodal Fermi crossings by means of angle-resolved photoemission spectroscopy (ARPES). Uncommon...

We present specific-heat, c p , and angle-resolved photoemission spectroscopy (ARPES) data on single crystals of the stoichiometric superconductor LiFeAs. A pronounced anomaly is found in c p at the superconducting transition. The electronic contribution can be described by two s-type energy gaps with magnitudes of approximately 1 = 1.2 meV and 2 =...

Accurate analysis of the photoemission intensity from the surface states of Bi2Se3 reveals two unusual features: spectral line asymmetry and anomalously enhanced photoemission from the Dirac point. The former indicates a certain symmetry of a scattering process, which results in strongly k\omega-dependent contribution to the imaginary part of the s...

We use angle-resolved photoemission spectroscopy to study bandwidth renormalization in layered superconductor 2H-NbSe2. Renormalization of the conduction band in comparison with the very similar 2H-TaSe2 is of the factor of two. We discuss the possibility that the Van Hove singularity could be responsible for this effect not only in dichalcogenides...

By applying a state-of-the-art angle-resolved photoemission to LiFeAs, the only stoichiometric pnictide superconductor without magnetic ordering, we identify a clear fingerprint of the phonon spectrum in the fermionic self-energy and estimate the electron-phonon coupling strength, which appears to be sufficient to mediate the superconductivity. Thi...

We present an angle resolved photoemission study of the surface and bulk electronic structure of the single layer ruthenate Sr$_2$RuO$_4$. As the early studies of its electronic structure by photoemission and scanning tunneling microscopy were confronted with a problem of surface reconstruction, surface aging was previously proposed as a possible r...

The Hall coefficient of the hole-doped iron arsenide Ba1-xKxFe2As2 (BKFA) is calculated purely on the basis of the electronic structure, revealed in the angle-resolved photoemission spectroscopy (ARPES) experiments, and compared to the one measured directly. The observed agreement allows us to state that upon cooling the Fermi surface (FS) in the o...

The recently discovered topological insulators exhibit topologically protected metallic surface states which are interesting from the fundamental point of view and could be useful for various applications if an appropriate electronic gating can be realized. Our photoemission study of Cu-intercalated Bi 2 Se 3 shows that the surface-state occupancy...

The transient optical conductivity of photoexcited 1T-TaS 2 is determined over a three-order-of-magnitude frequency range. Prompt collapse and recovery of the Mott gap is observed. However , we find important differences between this transient metallic state and that seen across the thermally-driven insulator-metal transition. Suppressed low-freque...

Electronic structure of SrPd2Ge2 single crystals is studied by angle-resolved photoemission spectroscopy (ARPES), scanning tunneling spectroscopy (STS) and band-structure calculations within the local-density approximation (LDA). The STS measurements show single s-wave superconducting energy gap \Delta(0) = 0.5 meV. Photon-energy dependence of the...

We investigate the cleaving behavior of LiFeAs and determine its surface electronic structure by detailed density functional calculations. We show that due to the neutral surface of LiFeAs after cleaving, barely any influence of the surface on the electronic states is present. Therefore the data of surface sensitive probes such as angle-resolved ph...

LiFeAs is unique among the broad family of FeAs-based superconductors, because it is superconducting with a rather large $T_c\simeq 18$ K under ambient conditions although it is a stoichiometric compound. We studied the electrical transport on a high-quality single crystal. The resistivity shows quadratic temperature dependence at low temperature g...

We review the search for a mediator of high-T c superconductivity focusing on ARPES experiment. In case of HTSC cuprates, we summarize and discuss a consistent view of electronic interactions that provides natural explanation of both the origin of the pseudogap state and the mechanism for high temperature superconductivity. Within this scenario, th...

The single-layered half-doped manganite La(0.5)Sr(1.5)MnO₄ (LSMO), was studied by means of the angle-resolved photoemission spectroscopy (ARPES), scanning tunneling microscopy (STM), and resistivity measurements. STM revealed a smooth reconstruction-free surface; the density of states, extracted from photoemission and tunneling spectroscopy, is in...

The single-layered half-doped manganite La0.5Sr1.5MnO4 (LSMO), was studied by means of the angle-resolved photoemission spectroscopy (ARPES), scanning tunneling microscopy (STM), and resistivity measurements. STM revealed a smooth reconstruction-free surface; the density of states, extracted from photoemission and tunneling spectroscopy, is in agre...

We explore the strong variations of the electronic properties of copper-oxygen compounds across the doping phase diagram in a quantitative way. To this end we calculate the electronic Raman response on the basis of results from angle-resolved photoemission spectroscopy (ARPES). In the limits of our approximations we find agreement on the overdoped...

We investigate the cleaving behavior of LiFeAs and determine its surface electronic structure by detailed density functional calculations. We show that due to the neutral surface of LiFeAs after cleaving, barely any influence of the surface on the electronic states is present. Therefore the data of surface sensitive probes such as angle resolved ph...

We have studied the electronic structure of the nonmagnetic LiFeAs (T(c)∼18  K) superconductor using angle-resolved photoemission spectroscopy. We find a notable absence of the Fermi surface nesting, strong renormalization of the conduction bands by a factor of 3, high density of states at the Fermi level caused by a van Hove singularity, and no ev...

Angle resolved photoemission spectroscopy (ARPES) has been playing a crucial role in understanding of physics behind high-temperature superconductivity. Our ARPES investigation of superconducting cuprates, performed over a decade and accomplished by very recent results, suggests a consistent view of electronic interactions in cuprates which provide...

We report superconducting (SC) properties of stoichiometric LiFeAs (T(c)=17 K) studied by small-angle neutron scattering (SANS) and angle-resolved photoemission (ARPES). Although the vortex lattice exhibits no long-range order, well-defined SANS rocking curves indicate better ordering than in chemically doped 122 compounds. The London penetration d...

We have investigated the electronic structure of Sr14−xCaxCu24O41 (x=0; 11.5) single crystals by angle-resolved photoemission spectroscopy. A satisfactory agreement with band-structure calculations is found. The Fermi surface is observed for Sr2.5Ca11.5Cu24O41 from which we derive a charge carrier concentration between 0.15 and 0.2 holes per Cu ato...

Powered by effective parquet nesting a commensurate chiral honeycomb superstructure in a trigonally packed transition metal dichalcogenide TaSe$_2$ results in a Dirac cone anomaly in one-particle excitation spectrum. However, the formation of the well defined Dirac point seems to be hindered by effective scattering on 2D plasmons.

The time of life of fermionic quasiparticles, the distribution of which in the momentum-energy space can be measured by angle resolved photoemission (ARPES), is the first quantity to look for fingerprints of interaction responsible for the superconducting pairing. Such an approach has been recently used for superconducting cuprates, but its direct...