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| Authors | Shichong Wang, Yuanyuan Yang, Yang Li, Wenshan Hong, Huaxun Li, Shaofeng Duan, Lingxiao Gu, Haoran Liu, Jiongyu Huang, Jianzhe Liu, Dong Qian, Guanghan Cao, Huiqian Luo, Wentao Zhang |
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| ArXiv ID | 2601.07380vv1 |
| URL | https://arxiv.org/abs/2601.07380 |
| DOI | 10.1103/vy32-xtt9 |
| Journal | Phys. Rev. B 113, L020502 (2026) |
| License | http://arxiv.org/licenses/nonexclusive-distrib/1.0/ |
Abstract
We present direct experimental evidence of a weakly coupled multiband superconducting state in the bilayer iron-based superconductor ACa$_2$Fe$_4$As$_4$F$_2$ (A = K, Cs) via ultrahigh-resolution angle-resolved photoemission spectroscopy (ARPES). Remarkably, the K-containing compound exhibits two distinct transition temperatures, corresponding to two separate sets of bilayer-split bands, as evidenced by temperature-dependent superconducting gap and spectral weight near the Fermi energy, while its Cs counterpart displays conventional single transition behavior. These experimental observations are well described by the weakly coupled two-band model of Eilenberger theory, which identifies suppressed interband pairing interactions between the bilayer-split bands as the key mechanism. By exploring quantum phenomena in the weak-coupling limit within a multiband system, our findings pave the way for engineering exotic superconductivity via band-selective pairing control.
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"Shichong Wang",
"Yuanyuan Yang",
"Yang Li",
"Wenshan Hong",
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"Shaofeng Duan",
"Lingxiao Gu",
"Haoran Liu",
"Jiongyu Huang",
"Jianzhe Liu",
"Dong Qian",
"Guanghan Cao",
"Huiqian Luo",
"Wentao Zhang"
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