Spin-density wave and asymmetry of coherence peaks in iron pnictide superconductors from a two-orbital model

Tao Zhou, Degang Zhang, and C. S. Ting

Phys. Rev. B 81, 052506 – Published 24 February 2010

Abstract

We study theoretically the coexistence of the spin-density wave (SDW) and superconductivity in electron-doped iron pnictide superconductors based on the two-orbital model and Bogoliubov-de Gennes equations. The phase diagram is mapped out and the evolution of the Fermi surface as the doping varies is presented. The local density of states has also been calculated from low to high doping. We show that the strength of the superconducting coherence peak at the positive energy gets enhanced and the one at the negative energy is suppressed by the SDW order in the underdoped region. Several features of our results are in good agreement with the experiments.