Correlated band structure of superconducting NdFeAsO0.9F0.1: Dynamical mean-field study

Abstract

We report the LDA + DMFT (method combining local density approximation with dynamical mean-field theory) results for spectral properties of the superconductor NdFeAsO0.9F0.1 in the paramagnetic phase. The calculated momentum-resolved spectral functions are in good agreement with angle-resolved photoemission spectra (ARPES). The obtained effective quasiparticle mass enhancement (m*/m = 1.4) is smaller than the one in isostructural parent compound LaFeAsO which critical temperature under the same fluorine doping (LaFeAsO0.9F0.1) is two times lower. Our results demonstrate that in quaternary FeAs-based superconductors of the same class, changes of the crystal structure caused by substitution of one rare-earth atom, implicitly result in reduction of the electronic correlation strength. © 2013 Pleiades Publishing, Inc.