Quasi-two-dimensional Fermi surfaces and coherent interlayer transport in KFe₂As₂

Phys Rev Lett. 2010 Dec 10;105(24):246403. doi: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.105.246403. Epub 2010 Dec 8.

Abstract

We report the results of the angular-dependent magnetoresistance oscillations (AMROs), which can determine the shape of bulk Fermi surfaces (FSs) in quasi-two-dimensional (Q2D) systems, in a highly hole-doped Fe-based superconductor KFe2As2 with Tc ≈ 3.7 K. From the AMROs, we determined the two Q2D FSs with rounded-square cross sections, correspond to 12% and 17% of the first Brillouin zone. The rounded-squared shape of the FS cross section is also confirmed by the analyses of the interlayer transport under in-plane fields. From the obtained FS shape, we infer the character of the 3d orbitals that contribute to the FSs.