Phys. Rev. B 79, 224510 (2009) [6 pages]Origin of gap anisotropy in spin fluctuation models of the iron pnictidesReceived 30 March 2009; revised 18 May 2009; published 10 June 2009 We discuss the large gap anisotropy found for the A1g (s wave) state in random-phase approximation spin fluctuation and functional renormalization-group calculations and show how the simple arguments leading to isotropic sign-switched s-wave states in these systems need to be supplemented by a consideration of pair scattering within Fermi-surface sheets and between the individual electron sheets as well. In addition, accounting for the orbital makeup of the states on the Fermi surface is found to be crucial. © 2009 The American Physical Society URL:
http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/PhysRevB.79.224510
DOI:
10.1103/PhysRevB.79.224510
PACS:
74.20.Mn, 74.20.Rp
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