Strain-Tuned Nodal Superconductivity in the Charge-Ordered Kagome Metal CsV${}_3$Sb${}_5$

Abstract

The nature of the superconducting pairing symmetry in the kagome metal CsV${}_3$Sb${}_5$ and its relationship with the charge density wave (CDW) order are central unresolved issues. Here, we investigate the evolution of superconductivity in CsV${}_3$Sb${}_5$ under in-situ uniaxial pressure using ${}^{121}$Sb nuclear quadrupole resonance (NQR). We find that tensile strain significantly enhances the superconducting transition temperature, $T_{\mathrm{c}}$, while the CDW remains unchanged, demonstrating that superconductivity can be tuned independently of the bulk charge order. At a tensile strain of $\epsilon$ = +0.90%, the nuclear spin-lattice relaxation rate reveals a remarkable double transition: an upper transition at $T_{c1}$ = 3.6 K to a nodal gap state, and a lower one at $T_{c2}$ = 3.0 K characterized by a nodeless gap. These results evidence degenerate superconducting states with different gap symmetry in the kagome metal at ambient pressure which split under strain. Our work demonstrates a high tunability of superconductivity by uniaxial pressure.

8 pages, 8 figures, to appear in Phys. Rev. Lett

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