Multiband Superconductivity with Sign-Preserving Order Parameter in Kagome Superconductor CsV3Sb5

Han-Shu Xu, Ya-Jun Yan, Ruotong Yin, Wei Xia, Shijie Fang, Ziyuan Chen, Yuanji Li, Wenqi Yang, Yanfeng Guo, and Dong-Lai Feng
Phys. Rev. Lett. 127, 187004 – Published 29 October 2021
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Abstract

The superconductivity of a kagome superconductor CsV3Sb5 is studied by scanning tunneling microscopy and spectroscopy at ultralow temperature with high resolution. Two kinds of superconducting gaps with multiple sets of coherent peaks and residual zero-energy density of states (DOS) are observed on both half-Cs and Sb surfaces, implying multiband superconductivity. In addition, in-gap states can be induced by magnetic impurities but not by nonmagnetic impurities, suggesting a sign-preserving or s-wave superconducting order parameter. Moreover, the interplay between charge density waves (CDW) and superconductivity differs on various bands, resulting in different density-of-states distributions. Our results suggest that the superconducting gap is likely isotropic on the sections of Fermi surface that play little roles in CDW, and the superconducting gaps on the sections of Fermi surface with anisotropic CDW gaps are likely anisotropic as well. The residual spectral weights at zero energy are attributed to the extremely small superconducting gap on the tiny oval Fermi pockets. Our study provides critical clues for further understanding the superconductivity and its relation to CDW in CsV3Sb5.

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  • Received 27 April 2021
  • Revised 13 August 2021
  • Accepted 30 September 2021

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.127.187004

© 2021 American Physical Society

Physics Subject Headings (PhySH)

Condensed Matter, Materials & Applied Physics

Authors & Affiliations

Han-Shu Xu1, Ya-Jun Yan1,*, Ruotong Yin1, Wei Xia2,3, Shijie Fang1, Ziyuan Chen1, Yuanji Li1, Wenqi Yang1, Yanfeng Guo3, and Dong-Lai Feng1,4,5,†

  • 1Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Sciences at the Microscale and Department of Physics, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, China
  • 2School of Physical Science and Technology, ShanghaiTech University, Shanghai 201210, China
  • 3ShanghaiTech Laboratory for Topological Physics, ShanghaiTech University, Shanghai 201210, China
  • 4Collaborative Innovation Center of Advanced Microstructures, Nanjing 210093, China
  • 5Shanghai Research Center for Quantum Sciences, Shanghai 201315, China

  • *Corresponding author. yanyj87@ustc.edu.cn
  • Corresponding author. dlfeng@ustc.edu.cn

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Vol. 127, Iss. 18 — 29 October 2021

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