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Shangfei Wu et al.
Summary: In this study, polarization-resolved electronic Raman spectroscopy and density functional theory are used to investigate the primary and secondary order parameters, as well as their interplay, in the charge density wave state of the kagome metal AV(3)Sb(5). The results reveal that the U-1 lattice distortion is the primarylike order parameter for vanadium displacements, while M-1(+) and L-2(-) distortions are secondarylike order parameters. Additionally, several phonon modes related to lattice vibrations are identified in the CDW state.
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Summary: Using first-principles calculations, the origin of the observed charge density wave (CDW) formation in a layered kagome metal CsV3Sb5 is identified. The structural distortion of the kagome lattice accompanies the stabilization of quasimolecular states, resulting in the opening of CDW gaps. Applied hydrostatic pressure destabilizes the quasimolecular states and leads to the disappearance of the CDW phase.
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S. Benhabib et al.
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Hui Chen et al.
Summary: In this study, unconventional superconductivity and a pair density wave (PDW) were observed in CsV3Sb5, a vanadium-based kagome metal. The material exhibits a V-shaped pairing gap and a 3Q PDW, along with other unique characteristics such as strong-coupling superconductivity and charge order. These findings provide insights into the correlated electronic states and superconductivity in vanadium-based kagome metals.
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He Zhao et al.
Summary: In a new kagome superconductor CsV3Sb5, temperature-dependent cascade of different symmetry-broken electronic states including tri-directional charge order and V-shaped spectral gap opening are discovered. Additional breaking of the six-fold rotational symmetry and presence of an additional 4a(0) unidirectional charge order through the superconducting transition are observed. The experiments reveal a complex landscape of electronic states on a kagome lattice, with intriguing parallels to high-Tc superconductors and twisted bilayer graphene.
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Eric M. Kenney et al.
Summary: Muon spin relaxation and rotation measurements on the newly discovered kagome metal KV3Sb5 reveal a local field dominated by weak magnetic disorder associated with nuclear moments and showing a modest temperature dependence consistent with bulk magnetic susceptibility. The absence of evidence for V4+ local moments suggests that further studies are needed to understand the physics underlying the recently reported giant unconventional anomalous Hall effect in this material.
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Xianxin Wu et al.
Summary: The recent discovery of AV(3)Sb(5) has revealed an intriguing arena for exotic Fermi surface instabilities in a kagome metal, with superconductivity near multiple van Hove singularities showing indications of unconventional pairing. The sublattice interference mechanism is crucial in understanding the formation of superconductivity in a kagome metal, with nonlocal Coulomb repulsion, the sublattice profile of the van Hove bands, and the interaction strength being crucial parameters determining the preferred pairing symmetry. Implications for potentially topological surface states are discussed, along with a proposal for additional measurements to determine the nature of superconductivity in AV(3)Sb(5).
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(2021)
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M. Michael Denner et al.
Summary: This article calculates the mechanism of electronically mediated charge density wave formation in kagome metals and finds that nematic chiral charge order is more likely. This helps to explain experimental results.
PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS
(2021)
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Alberto de la Torre et al.
Summary: Recent progress in utilizing ultrafast light-matter interaction to control the macroscopic properties of quantum materials is reviewed, focusing on photoinduced phenomena that are nonthermal in nature. These phenomena involve transient modifications to the free energy landscape, redistribution of quasiparticle populations, modification of coupling strengths, resonant driving of the crystal lattice, and coherent dressing of a material's quantum states by the light field. Discussing recently discovered effects leveraging these mechanisms and presenting a road map for utilizing nonthermal pathways to create new functionalities.
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Ying Xiang et al.
Summary: The authors report the two-fold rotational symmetry of superconductivity and signatures of an in-plane nematic electronic state in CsV3Sb5 under in-plane magnetic field. Interestingly, the two orders of superconductivity and nematic electronic state are orthogonal to each other in terms of the field direction of the minimum resistivity, shedding new light on understanding the physical properties of CsV3Sb5.
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Brenden R. Ortiz et al.
Summary: This study reports the observation of bulk superconductivity in single crystals of the two-dimensional kagome metal KV3Sb5, with further characterization of the normal state as a Z(2) topological metal using density functional theory (DFT) calculations. The presence of superconductivity in the AV(3)Sb(5) (A: K, Rb, Cs) family of compounds suggests a common feature across these materials, establishing them as a rich arena for studying the interplay between bulk superconductivity, topological surface states, and likely electronic density wave order in an exfoliable kagome lattice.
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Brenden R. Ortiz et al.
Summary: Through quantum oscillation measurements and density functional theory modeling, we have gained a deeper understanding of the charge density wave (CDW) instability in AV(3)Sb(5) kagome metals, proving that CDW triggers a reconstruction of Fermi surface pockets associated with vanadium orbitals and the kagome lattice framework, as well as identifying split oscillation frequencies originating from reconstructed pockets.
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CHINESE PHYSICS LETTERS
(2021)
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Noah Ratcliff et al.
Summary: The discovery of the AV(3)Sb(5) material family has provided an exciting opportunity to study correlations, topology, and superconductivity in kagome metals. This study used coherent phonon spectroscopy and density functional theory calculations to investigate the charge density wave order in CsV3Sb5, revealing a tri-hexagonal ordering with interlayer modulation and providing a possible explanation for uniaxial order at lower temperatures in this material family.
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Xilin Feng et al.
Summary: The study identifies a chiral flux phase in the quasi-2D Kagome superconductor AV(3)Sb(5), which has the lowest energy and exhibits 2 x 2 charge orders observed experimentally. This phase breaks time-reversal symmetry and displays anomalous Hall effect.
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Chao Mu et al.
Summary: CsV3Sb5 exhibits s-wave superconducting behavior at low temperatures, with superconductivity emerging in the charge order state. Split V-51 NMR spectra and Sb-121/123 NQR spectra were observed after the charge density wave, indicating a commensurate CDW state.
CHINESE PHYSICS LETTERS
(2021)
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Yu-Xiao Jiang et al.
Summary: The study reveals an unconventional chiral charge order in KV3Sb5, a material with both a topological band structure and a superconducting ground state, using high-resolution scanning tunnelling microscopy. A 2 x 2 superlattice structure is observed in the experiment, along with an energy gap opening and charge modulation across the Fermi level.
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Physics, Multidisciplinary
Hengxin Tan et al.
Summary: In this study, electronic and structural properties of the CDW phase in Kagome metals AV(3)Sb(5) were investigated using first-principles calculations. It was found that the CDW phase features an inverse Star of David structure, inherits nontrivial topological band structure, and has weak electron-phonon coupling indicating unconventional pairing mechanism for superconductivity. These results provide essential insights into the superconductivity and topology in Kagome metals.
PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS
(2021)
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Zuowei Liang et al.
Summary: Transition-metal-based kagome metals offer a versatile platform for correlated topological phases with various electronic instabilities. The study of a newly discovered Z(2) topological kagome metal CsV3Sb5 with a superconducting ground state reveals charge modulation associated with the opening of an energy gap near the Fermi level. The findings suggest CsV3Sb5 as a promising candidate for realizing exotic excitations at the intersection of nontrivial lattice geometry, topology, and multiple electronic orders.
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Haoxiang Li et al.
Summary: The study reveals the existence of a three-dimensional CDW in (Rb, Cs)V3Sb5 with a 2 x 2 x 2 superstructure. The CDW does not induce phonon anomalies at the CDW wave vector, but results in a novel Raman mode that quickly dampens into a broad continuum.
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Materials Science, Multidisciplinary
Xilin Feng et al.
Summary: Motivated by recent experiments on AV(3)Sb(5) (A = K, Rb, Cs), a chiral flux phase has been proposed to explain time-reversal symmetry breaking. A low-energy effective theory based on van Hove points around the Fermi surface was constructed to understand the chiral flux phase, and the possible symmetry-breaking states on the kagome lattice were studied. The relations between low-energy symmetry breaking orders, chiral flux, and charge bond orders were discussed, and a total of 183 flux phases on the kagome lattice were found and classified by point-group symmetry.
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Materials Science, Multidisciplinary
Morten H. Christensen et al.
Summary: In this study, a phenomenological Landau model for the charge density wave (CDW) state in metallic Kagome compounds AV(3)Sb(5) (A = K, Rb, Cs) was derived and solved using group theory and density functional theory (DFT). The results revealed an electronically driven CDW phase with unstable phonon modes depending on electronic temperature, leading to a new understanding of the superconducting ground state. Additionally, the study identified unusual trilinear terms and coupled multi-Q CDW orders, offering insights into the leading instabilities of the system such as staggered trihexagonal and staggered Star of David phases.
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Materials Science, Multidisciplinary
H. Miao et al.
Summary: The Kagome lattice is a rich platform for studying topological and intertwined electronic excitations, with recent experimental evidence of an unconventional charge density wave in AV(3)Sb(5) triggering interest in the interplay between frustrated crystal structures and Fermi surface instabilities. Analysis of lattice effects in AV(3)Sb(5) shows that the 2x2x2 CDW breaks the crystal's sixfold rotational symmetry and explains the observed CDW peak intensity, emphasizing the fundamental role of lattice geometry in understanding unconventional electronic orders. The coupling between lattice and electronic degrees of freedom leads to a weak first-order structural transition without continuous changes in lattice dynamics.
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Materials Science, Multidisciplinary
Takamori Park et al.
Summary: Electronic instabilities of a kagome metal with Fermi energy close to saddle points at the hexagonal Brillouin zone face centers were studied using parquet renormalization group, which determined superconducting, charge, orbital moment, and spin density waves. Landau theory was then applied to discuss how different primary density wave orders result in charge density wave modulations.
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E. Uykur et al.
Summary: Temperature-dependent reflectivity measurements were conducted on the kagome metal CsV3Sb5 in a wide frequency range, with notable spectral-weight transfer attributed to the charge-density wave (CDW) formed below 94 K. A CDW gap of 60-75 meV was observed at the lowest temperature, showing significant deviations from an isotropic BCS-type mean-field behavior. The interband absorption peaks, as low as 200 cm(-1), are associated with band transitions according to density-functional calculations, with differences observed between CsV3Sb5 and KV3Sb5 compounds. Additionally, a temperature-dependent absorption feature below 1000 cm(-1) was assigned to a displaced Drude peak, indicating localization effects on charge carriers.
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Materials Science, Multidisciplinary
Yu-Ping Lin et al.
Summary: The study investigates the interaction between real and imaginary charge density waves at the Van Hove singularity on hexagonal lattices. It reveals the formation of 3Q complex orders and the rich phase diagram they constitute. The theoretical model offers transparent interpretations of experimental observations in kagome metals and sheds light on the nature of topological charge density waves.
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Materials Science, Multidisciplinary
F. H. Yu et al.
Summary: A giant anomalous Hall effect (AHE) has been observed in kagome superconductor CsV3Sb5, with a conductivity reaching up to 2.1 x 10(4)Ω⁻¹ cm⁻¹, larger than most ferromagnetic metals. The emergence of AHE is strongly correlated with the higher-temperature charge-density-wave (CDW) transition, and AHE disappears when the CDW transition is completely suppressed under high pressure.
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Materials Science, Multidisciplinary
Xiaoxiang Zhou et al.
Summary: This study investigates the optical properties of CsV3Sb5 at various temperatures above and below the charge-density-wave transition. The presence of multiple Drude components is observed in the low-frequency optical conductivity above the CDW transition, with distinct origins attributed to different bands in the band structure. The opening of the CDW gap affects the broad Drude component significantly while leaving the narrow Drude component unaffected, highlighting the importance of saddle point nesting in driving the CDW instability in CsV3Sb5.
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