Possible Three-Dimensional Nodes in the s± Superconducting Gap of BaFe2(As1-xPx)2
We theoretically examine the superconducting state of BaFe 2 (As 1- x P x ) 2 , an isovalent doping 122-iron-pnictide superconductor. We construct a three-dimensional 10-orbital model by first-principles band calculation, and investigate the superconducting gap within the spin-fluctuation-mediated pairing mechanism. The gap is basically s ±, where the gap changes its sign between electron and hole Fermi surfaces, but three-dimensional nodal structures appear in the largely warped hole Fermi surface having a strong Z 2 / XZ / YZ orbital character. The present result, together with our previous study of the 1111 systems, explains the strong material dependence of the superconducting gap in iron pnictides.