Strongly Entangled Kondo and Kagome Lattices and the Emergent Magnetic Ground State in Heavy-Fermion Kagome Metal YbV6Sn6

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Contributors

  • Rui Lou - , Leibniz Institute for Solid State and Materials Research Dresden, Helmholtz Centre Berlin for Materials and Energy (Author)
  • Max Mende - , Institute of Solid State and Materials Physics (Author)
  • Riccardo Vocaturo - , Leibniz Institute for Solid State and Materials Research Dresden (Author)
  • Hao Zhang - , Shaanxi Normal University (Author)
  • Qingxin Dong - , CAS - Institute of Physics, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences (UCAS) (Author)
  • Man Li - , Chinese People's Public Security University (Author)
  • Pengfei Ding - , Renmin University of China (Author)
  • Erjian Cheng - , Max Planck Institute for Chemical Physics of Solids (Author)
  • Zhiguang Liao - , Renmin University of China (Author)
  • Yu Zhang - , Renmin University of China (Author)
  • Junfa Lin - , Renmin University of China (Author)
  • Reza Firouzmandi - , Leibniz Institute for Solid State and Materials Research Dresden (Author)
  • Vilmos Kocsis - , Leibniz Institute for Solid State and Materials Research Dresden (Author)
  • Laura T. Corredor - , Leibniz Institute for Solid State and Materials Research Dresden (Author)
  • Yurii Prots - , Max Planck Institute for Chemical Physics of Solids (Author)
  • Oleksandr Suvorov - , Leibniz Institute for Solid State and Materials Research Dresden (Author)
  • Anupam Jana - , National Research Council of Italy (CNR), Abdus Salam International Centre for Theoretical Physics (Author)
  • Jun Fujii - , National Research Council of Italy (CNR) (Author)
  • Ivana Vobornik - , National Research Council of Italy (CNR) (Author)
  • Oleg Janson - , Leibniz Institute for Solid State and Materials Research Dresden (Author)
  • Wenliang Zhu - , Shaanxi Normal University, Jianghan University (Author)
  • Jeroen van den Brink - , Clusters of Excellence ct.qmat: Complexity and Topology in Quantum Matter, Chair of Solid State Theory, Leibniz Institute for Solid State and Materials Research Dresden (Author)
  • Cornelius Krellner - , Goethe University Frankfurt a.M. (Author)
  • Minghu Pan - , Shaanxi Normal University, Huazhong University of Science and Technology (Author)
  • Bosen Wang - , CAS - Institute of Physics, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences (UCAS) (Author)
  • Tianlong Xia - , Renmin University of China (Author)
  • Jinguang Cheng - , CAS - Institute of Physics, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences (UCAS) (Author)
  • Shancai Wang - , Renmin University of China (Author)
  • Claudia Felser - , Max Planck Institute for Chemical Physics of Solids (Author)
  • Bernd Büchner - , Chair of Experimental Solid State Physics, Leibniz Institute for Solid State and Materials Research Dresden (Author)
  • Sergey Borisenko - , Leibniz Institute for Solid State and Materials Research Dresden (Author)
  • Rong Yu - , Renmin University of China (Author)
  • Denis V. Vyalikh - , Donostia International Physics Center, Ikerbasque Basque Foundation for Science (Author)
  • Alexander Fedorov - , Leibniz Institute for Solid State and Materials Research Dresden, Helmholtz Centre Berlin for Materials and Energy (Author)

Abstract

Applying angle-resolved photoemission spectroscopy and density functional theory calculations, we present compelling spectroscopic evidence demonstrating the intertwining and mutual interaction between the Kondo and kagome sublattices in heavy-fermion intermetallic compound YbV_{6}Sn_{6}. We reveal the Yb 4f-derived states near the Fermi level, along with the presence of bulk kagome bands and topological surface states. We unveil strong interactions between the 4f and itinerant electrons, where the kagome bands hosting the Dirac fermions and van Hove singularities predominate. Such findings are well described using a c-f hybridization model. On the other hand, our systematic characterization of magnetic properties demonstrates an unusually enhanced antiferromagnetic ordering, where the kagome-derived van Hove singularities near E_{F} play a vital role in determining the unconventional nature of the Ruderman-Kittel-Kasuya-Yosida interaction and Kondo coupling. These unique kagome-state-mediated exchange interactions have never been reported before and could lead to a novel phase diagram and various quantum critical behaviors in YbV_{6}Sn_{6} and its siblings. Our results not only expand the family of exotic quantum phases entangled with kagome structure to the strongly correlated regime, but also establish YbV_{6}Sn_{6} as an unprecedented platform to explore unconventional many-body physics beyond the standard Kondo picture.

Details

Original languageEnglish
Article number146902
JournalPhysical review letters
Volume135
Issue number14
Publication statusPublished - 3 Oct 2025
Peer-reviewedYes

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PubMed 41110092

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