Observation of a robust zero-energy bound state in iron-based superconductor Fe(Te,Se)

Nature Physics

Volumn 11, Issue 7, 2015, Pages 543-546

  Yin, J X ^a,b   Wu, Zheng ^b   Wang, J H ^b   Ye, Z Y ^a,b   Gong, Jing ^a   Hou, X Y ^a   Shan, Lei ^a,c   Li, Ang ^b   Liang, X J ^a   Wu, X X ^a   Li, Jian ^b   Ting, C S ^b   Wang, Z Q ^d   Hu, J P ^a,e   Hor, P H ^b   Ding, H ^a,c   Pan, S H ^a,b,c  

^a INSTITUTE OF PHYSICS   (China)

^b University of Houston   (United States)

^c Collaborative Innovation Center of Quantum Matter ^*  (China)

^d BOSTON COLLEGE   (United States)

^e PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GROUND STATE; SCANNING TUNNELING MICROSCOPY; SHEAR WAVES; TOPOLOGY;

IMPURITY STATE; INTERSTITIAL IRON; PAIRING SYMMETRIES; QUASIPARTICLES; SCATTERING MECHANISMS; SPECTROSCOPIC FEATURES; SUPERCONDUCTING GAPS; SUPERCONDUCTING STATE;

IRON-BASED SUPERCONDUCTORS;

EID: 84934828004     PISSN: 17452473     EISSN: 17452481     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nphys3371     Document Type: Article

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