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Fermi level tuning and double-dome superconductivity in the kagome metals CsVSbSn

arXiv:2110.10912 · doi:10.1103/PhysRevMaterials.6.L041801

Abstract

The recently reported \textit{A}VSb (\textit{A} = K, Rb, Cs) family of kagome metals are candidates for unconventional superconductivity and chiral charge density wave (CDW) order; both potentially arise from nested saddle points in their band structures close to the Fermi energy. Here we use chemical substitution to introduce holes into CsVSb and unveil an unconventionalcoupling of the CDW and superconducting states. Specifically, we generate a phase diagram for CsVSbSn that illustrates the impact of hole-doping the system and lifting the nearest vHs toward and above . Superconductivity exhibits a non-monotonic evolution with the introduction of holes, resulting in two "domes" peaked at 3.6\,K and 4.1\,K and the rapid suppression of three-dimensional CDW order. The evolution of CDW and superconducting order is compared with the evolution of the electronic band structure of CsVSbSn, where the complete suppression of superconductivity seemingly coincides with an electron-like band comprised of Sb orbitals pushed above E.

6 pages, 4 figures

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