Orbital Ingredients and Persistent Dirac Surface State for the Topological Band Structure in ${\mathrm{FeTe}}_{0.55}{\mathrm{Se}}_{0.45}$

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FeTe0.55⁢Se0.45 (FTS) occupies a special spot in modern condensed matter physics at the intersections of electron correlation, topology, and unconventional superconductivity. The bulk electronic structure of FTS is predicted to be topologically nontrivial due to the band inversion between the 𝑑𝑥⁢𝑧 and 𝑝𝑧 bands along Γ−𝑍. However, there remain debates in both the authenticity of the Dirac surface states (DSSs) and the experimental deviations of band structure from the theoretical band inversion picture. Here we resolve these debates through a comprehensive angle-resolved photoemission spectroscopy investigation. We first observe a persistent DSS independent of 𝑘𝑧. Then, by comparing FTS with FeSe, which has no band inversion along Γ−𝑍, we identify the spectral weight fingerprint of both the presence of the 𝑝𝑧 band and the inversion between the 𝑑𝑥⁢𝑧 and 𝑝𝑧 bands. Furthermore, we propose a renormalization scheme for the band structure under the framework of a tight-binding model preserving crystal symmetry. Our results highlight the significant influence of correlation on modifying the band structure and make a strong case for the existence of topological band structure in this unconventional superconductor.

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Li, Y.-F., Chen, S.-D., García-Díez, M., Iraola, M. I., Pfau, H., Zhu, Y.-L., Mao, Z.-Q., Chen, T., Yi, M., Dai, P.-C., Sobota, J. A., Hashimoto, M., Vergniory, M. G., Lu, D.-H., & Shen, Z.-X. (2024). Orbital Ingredients and Persistent Dirac Surface State for the Topological Band Structure in FeTe0.55Se0.45. Physical Review X, 14(2), 021043. https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevX.14.021043

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