Charge-Density-Wave-Induced Peak-Dip-Hump Structure and the Multiband Superconductivity in a Kagome Superconductor CsV3Sb5

Research output: Contribution to journalResearch articleContributedpeer-review

Contributors

  • Rui Lou - , Lanzhou University, Leibniz Institute for Solid State and Materials Research Dresden, Helmholtz Centre Berlin for Materials and Energy (Author)
  • Alexander Fedorov - , Leibniz Institute for Solid State and Materials Research Dresden, Helmholtz Centre Berlin for Materials and Energy (Author)
  • Qiangwei Yin - , Renmin University of China (Author)
  • Andrii Kuibarov - , Chair of Experimental Solid State Physics, Leibniz Institute for Solid State and Materials Research Dresden (Author)
  • Zhijun Tu - , Renmin University of China (Author)
  • Chunsheng Gong - , Renmin University of China (Author)
  • Eike F. Schwier - , University of Würzburg, Würzburg-Dresden Cluster of Excellence ct.qmat (Author)
  • Bernd Büchner - , Clusters of Excellence ct.qmat: Complexity and Topology in Quantum Matter, Chair of Experimental Solid State Physics, Leibniz Institute for Solid State and Materials Research Dresden (Author)
  • Hechang Lei - , Renmin University of China (Author)
  • Sergey Borisenko - , Leibniz Institute for Solid State and Materials Research Dresden (Author)

Abstract

The entanglement of charge density wave (CDW), superconductivity, and topologically nontrivial electronic structure has recently been discovered in the kagome metal AV3Sb5 (A=K, Rb, Cs) family. With high-resolution angle-resolved photoemission spectroscopy, we study the electronic properties of CDW and superconductivity in CsV3Sb5. The spectra around K̄ is found to exhibit a peak-dip-hump structure associated with two separate branches of dispersion, demonstrating the isotropic CDW gap opening below EF. The peak-dip-hump line shape is contributed by linearly dispersive Dirac bands in the lower branch and a dispersionless flat band close to EF in the upper branch. The electronic instability via Fermi surface nesting could play a role in determining these CDW-related features. The superconducting gap of ∼0.4 meV is observed on both the electron band around Γ¯ and the flat band around K̄, implying the multiband superconductivity. The finite density of states at EF in the CDW phase is most likely in favor of the emergence of multiband superconductivity, particularly the enhanced density of states associated with the flat band. Our results not only shed light on the controversial origin of the CDW, but also offer insights into the relationship between CDW and superconductivity.

Details

Original languageEnglish
JournalPhysical review letters
Volume128
Issue number3
Publication statusPublished - 21 Jan 2022
Peer-reviewedYes

External IDs

PubMed 35119899

Keywords

ASJC Scopus subject areas