Muon spin relaxation study of the layered kagome superconductor CsV3Sb5

  • Zhaoyang Shan
  • , Pabitra K. Biswas
  • , Sudeep K. Ghosh
  • , T. Tula
  • , Adrian D. Hillier
  • , Devashibhai Adroja
  • , Stephen Cottrell
  • , Guang Han Cao
  • , Yi Liu
  • , Xiaofeng Xu
  • , Yu Song
  • , Huiqiu Yuan
  • , Michael Smidman

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Abstract

The Z2 topological metals RV3Sb5 (R = K, Rb, Cs) with a layered kagome structure provide a unique opportunity to investigate the interplay between charge order, superconductivity, and topology. Here, we report muon-spin relaxation/rotation (μSR) measurements performed on CsV3Sb5 across a broad temperature range, in order to uncover the nature of the charge density wave order and superconductivity in this material. From zero-field μSR, we find that spontaneous magnetic fields appear below 50 K, which is well below the charge density wave transition (T∗∼93 K). We show that these spontaneous fields are dynamic in nature making it difficult to associate them with a hidden static order. The superconducting state of CsV3Sb5 is found to preserve time-reversal symmetry, and the transverse-field μSR results are consistent with a superconducting state that has two fully open gaps.

Original languageEnglish
Article number033145
JournalPhysical Review Research
Volume4
Issue number3
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Jul 2022

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • General Physics and Astronomy

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