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Leggett mode in a strong-coupling model of iron arsenide superconductors

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PHYSICAL REVIEW B
Volume 82, Issue 14, Pages -

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AMER PHYSICAL SOC
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevB.82.144506

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  1. Alfred P. Sloan Foundation
  2. Princeton University
  3. EPSRC
  4. EPSRC [EP/H00369X/1] Funding Source: UKRI
  5. Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council [EP/H00369X/1] Funding Source: researchfish

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Using a two-orbital model of the superconducting phase of the pnictides, we compute the spectrum of the Leggett mode-a collective excitation of the phase of the superconducting gap known to exist in multigap superconductors-for different possible symmetries of the superconducting order parameter. Specifically, we identify the small regions of parameter space where the Leggett mode lies below the two-particle continuum, and hence should be visible as a sharp resonance peak. We discuss the possible utility of the Leggett mode in distinguishing different momentum dependencies of the superconducting gap. We argue that the observation of a sharp Leggett mode would be consistent with the presence of strong electron-electron correlations in iron-based superconductors. We also emphasize the importance of the orbital character of the Leggett mode, which can result in an experimental observation of the mode in channels other than A(1g).

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