Ultrafast Quasiparticle Dynamics and Electron-Phonon Coupling in (Li0.84Fe0.16)OHFe0.98Se

Abstract

Distinctive superconducting behaviors between bulk and monolayer FeSe make it challenging to obtain a unified picture of all FeSe-based superconductors. We investigate the ultrafast quasiparticle (QP) dynamics of an intercalated superconductor (Li1 – x Fe x )OHFe1 – y Se, which is a bulk crystal but shares a similar electronic structure with single-layer FeSe on SrTiO3. We obtain the electron-phonon coupling (EPC) constant λ A 1g (0.22 ± 0.04), which well bridges that of bulk FeSe crystal and single-layer FeSe on SrTiO3. Significantly, we find that such a positive correlation between λ A 1g and superconducting T c holds among all known FeSe-based superconductors, even in line with reported FeAs-based superconductors. Our observation indicates possible universal role of EPC in the superconductivity of all known categories of iron-based superconductors, which is a critical step towards achieving a unified superconducting mechanism for all iron-based superconductors.