We report high-resolution neutron scattering measurements of the low energy spin fluctuations of KFe2As2, the end member of the hole-doped Ba1−xKxFe2As2 family with only hole pockets, above and below its superconducting transition temperature Tc (∼ 3.5 K). Our data reveals clear spin fluctuations at the incommensurate wave vector (0.5 ± δ, 0, L), (δ = 0.2)(1-Fe unit cell), which exhibit L-modulation peaking at L = 0.5. Upon cooling to the superconducting state, the incommensurate spin fluctuations gradually open a spin-gap and form a sharp spin resonance mode. The incommensurability (2δ = 0.4) of the resonance mode (∼ 1.2 meV) is considerably larger than the previously reported value (2δ ≈ 0.32) at higher energies (≥∼ 6 meV). The determination of the momentum structure of spin fluctuation in the low energy limit allows a direct comparison with the realistic Fermi surface and superconducting gap structure. Our results point to an s-wave pairing with a reversed sign between the hole pockets near the zone center in KFe2As2.
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