The energy band structure of AxFe2Se2 (A = K, Rb) superconductors

We study the band structure of antiferromagnetic AxFe2Se2 (A = K, Rb) superconductors by using first-principles electronic structure calculations which is density functional theory. In the vicinity of iron-vacancy, we identify the valence electrons of AxFe2Se2 will be filled up to the Fermi level and no semiconducting gap is observed. Hence, the AxFe2Se2 is a metallic instead of semiconducting which leads to superconductivity in the orbital-selective Mott phase. Similarly, there is non-vanishing density of states at the Fermi level. � 2014 AIP Publishing LLC.