中国物理B ›› 2025, Vol. 34 ›› Issue (1): 16801-016801.doi: 10.1088/1674-1056/ad8fa1

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Emergent 3×3 charge order on the Cs reconstruction of kagome superconductor CsV3Sb5

Xianghe Han(韩相和)1,2, Zhongyi Cao(曹钟一)1,2, Zihao Huang(黄子豪)1,2, Zhen Zhao(赵振)1,2, Haitao Yang(杨海涛)1,2,3, Hui Chen(陈辉)1,2,3,‡, and Hong-Jun Gao(高鸿钧)1,2,3,†   

  1. 1 Beijing National Center for Condensed Matter Physics and Institute of Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China;
    2 School of Physical Sciences, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China;
    3 Hefei National Laboratory, Hefei 230088, China
  • 收稿日期:2024-09-28 修回日期:2024-11-02 接受日期:2024-11-07 发布日期:2024-12-06
  • 通讯作者: Hong-Jun Gao, Hui Chen E-mail:hjgao@iphy.ac.cn;hchenn04@iphy.ac.cn
  • 基金资助:
    Project supported by the National Key Research and Development Project of China (Grant Nos. 2022YFA1204100 and 2019YFA0308500), the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No. 62488201), the CAS Project for Young Scientists in Basic Research (Grant No. YSBR-003), and the Innovation Program of Quantum Science and Technology (Grant No. 2021ZD0302700).

Emergent 3×3 charge order on the Cs reconstruction of kagome superconductor CsV3Sb5

Xianghe Han(韩相和)1,2, Zhongyi Cao(曹钟一)1,2, Zihao Huang(黄子豪)1,2, Zhen Zhao(赵振)1,2, Haitao Yang(杨海涛)1,2,3, Hui Chen(陈辉)1,2,3,‡, and Hong-Jun Gao(高鸿钧)1,2,3,†   

  1. 1 Beijing National Center for Condensed Matter Physics and Institute of Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China;
    2 School of Physical Sciences, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China;
    3 Hefei National Laboratory, Hefei 230088, China
  • Received:2024-09-28 Revised:2024-11-02 Accepted:2024-11-07 Published:2024-12-06
  • Contact: Hong-Jun Gao, Hui Chen E-mail:hjgao@iphy.ac.cn;hchenn04@iphy.ac.cn
  • Supported by:
    Project supported by the National Key Research and Development Project of China (Grant Nos. 2022YFA1204100 and 2019YFA0308500), the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No. 62488201), the CAS Project for Young Scientists in Basic Research (Grant No. YSBR-003), and the Innovation Program of Quantum Science and Technology (Grant No. 2021ZD0302700).

摘要: The alkali adatoms with controlled coverage on the surface have been demonstrated to effectively tune the surface band of quantum materials through in situ electron doping. However, the interplay of orderly arranged alkali adatoms with the surface states of quantum materials remains unexplored. Here, by using low-temperature scanning tunneling microscopy/spectroscopy (STM/S), we observed the emergent 3$\times$3 super modulation of electronic states on the $\sqrt 3\times\sqrt 3R30^\circ$ (R3) Cs ordered surface of kagome superconductor CsV$_{3}$Sb$_{5}$. The nondispersive 3$\times$3 superlattice at R3 ordered surface shows contrast inversion in positive and negative differential conductance maps, indicating a charge order origin. The 3$\times$3 charge order is suppressed with increasing temperature and undetectable at a critical temperature of $\sim 62$ K. Furthermore, in the Ta substituted sample CsV$_{2.6}$Ta$_{0.4}$Sb$_{5}$, where long-range 2$\times$2$\times$2 charge density wave is significantly suppressed, the 3$\times$3 charge order on the R3 ordered surface becomes blurred and much weaker than that in the undoped sample. It indicates that the 3$\times$3 charge order on the R3 ordered surface is directly correlated to the bulk charge density waves in CsV$_{3}$Sb$_{5}$. Our work provides a new platform for understanding and manipulating the cascade of charge orders in kagome superconductors.

关键词: CsV$_{3}$Sb$_{5}$, surface reconstruction, alkali atoms, charge order, scanning tunneling microscope/spectroscopy

Abstract: The alkali adatoms with controlled coverage on the surface have been demonstrated to effectively tune the surface band of quantum materials through in situ electron doping. However, the interplay of orderly arranged alkali adatoms with the surface states of quantum materials remains unexplored. Here, by using low-temperature scanning tunneling microscopy/spectroscopy (STM/S), we observed the emergent 3$\times$3 super modulation of electronic states on the $\sqrt 3\times\sqrt 3R30^\circ$ (R3) Cs ordered surface of kagome superconductor CsV$_{3}$Sb$_{5}$. The nondispersive 3$\times$3 superlattice at R3 ordered surface shows contrast inversion in positive and negative differential conductance maps, indicating a charge order origin. The 3$\times$3 charge order is suppressed with increasing temperature and undetectable at a critical temperature of $\sim 62$ K. Furthermore, in the Ta substituted sample CsV$_{2.6}$Ta$_{0.4}$Sb$_{5}$, where long-range 2$\times$2$\times$2 charge density wave is significantly suppressed, the 3$\times$3 charge order on the R3 ordered surface becomes blurred and much weaker than that in the undoped sample. It indicates that the 3$\times$3 charge order on the R3 ordered surface is directly correlated to the bulk charge density waves in CsV$_{3}$Sb$_{5}$. Our work provides a new platform for understanding and manipulating the cascade of charge orders in kagome superconductors.

Key words: CsV$_{3}$Sb$_{5}$, surface reconstruction, alkali atoms, charge order, scanning tunneling microscope/spectroscopy

中图分类号:  (Scanning tunneling microscopy (including chemistry induced with STM))

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