Lou, R.; Fedorov, A.; Yin, Q.; Kuibarov, A.; Tu, Z; Gong, C; Schwier, E; Büchner, B; Lei, H; Borisenko, S: Charge-Density-Wave-Induced Peak-Dip-Hump Structure and the Multiband Superconductivity in a Kagome Superconductor CsV3Sb5. Physical Review Letters 128 (2022), p. 036402/1-7
10.1103/PhysRevLett.128.036402
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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 ¯K 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 ¯K, 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.