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Nodeless Superconductivity in Kagome Metal CsV3Sb5with and without Time Reversal Symmetry Breaking

Authors :
Zhang, Wei
Liu, Xinyou
Wang, Lingfei
Tsang, Chun Wai
Wang, Zheyu
Lam, Siu Tung
Wang, Wenyan
Xie, Jianyu
Zhou, Xuefeng
Zhao, Yusheng
Wang, Shanmin
Tallon, Jeff
Lai, Kwing To
Goh, Swee K.
Source :
Nano Letters; February 2023, Vol. 23 Issue: 3 p872-879, 8p
Publication Year :
2023

Abstract

The kagome metal CsV3Sb5features an unusual competition between the charge-density-wave (CDW) order and superconductivity. Evidence for time reversal symmetry breaking (TRSB) inside the CDW phase has been accumulating. Hence, the superconductivity in CsV3Sb5emerges from a TRSB normal state, potentially resulting in an exotic superconducting state. To reveal the pairing symmetry, we first investigate the effect of nonmagnetic impurity. Our results show that the superconducting critical temperature is insensitive to disorder, pointing to conventional s-wave superconductivity. Moreover, our measurements of the self-field critical current (Ic,sf), which is related to the London penetration depth, also confirm conventional s-wave superconductivity with strong coupling. Finally, we measure Ic,sfwhere the CDW order is removed by pressure and superconductivity emerges from the pristine normal state. Our results show that s-wave gap symmetry is retained, providing strong evidence for the presence of conventional s-wave superconductivity in CsV3Sb5irrespective of the presence of the TRSB.

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
15306984 and 15306992
Volume :
23
Issue :
3
Database :
Supplemental Index
Journal :
Nano Letters
Publication Type :
Periodical
Accession number :
ejs61732614
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.nanolett.2c04103