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Competition between charge-density-wave and superconductivity in the kagome metal RbV3Sb5

N. N. Wang, K. Y. Chen, Q. W. Yin, Y. N. N. Ma, B. Y. Pan, X. Yang, X. Y. Ji, S. L. Wu, P. F. Shan, S. X. Xu, Z. J. Tu, C. S. Gong, G. T. Liu, G. Li, Y. Uwatoko, X. L. Dong, H. C. Lei, J. P. Sun, J.-G. Cheng

DOI 10.1103/PhysRevResearch.3.043018 · Physical Review Research

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Abstract

The interplay between charge-density-wave (CDW) order and superconductivity (SC) in the kagome metal RbV3Sb5 is studied by tracking the evolutions of their transition temperatures T* and Tc as a function of pressure (P) via measurements of resistivity and magnetic susceptibility under various hydrostatic pressures up to ∼5 GPa. It is found that the CDW order at T* experiences a subtle modification at Pc1≈1.5GPa before it is completely suppressed around Pc2≈2.4GPa. Accordingly, the superconducting transition Tc(P) exhibits a shallow M-shaped double superconducting dome with two extrema of Tconset≈4.4 and 3.9 K around Pc1 and Pc2, respectively, leading to a fourfold enhancement of Tc with respect to that at ambient pressure. The constructed T−P phase diagram of RbV3Sb5 resembles that of CsV3Sb5 and shares similar features to many other unconventional superconducting systems with intertwined competing electronic orders. The strong competition between CDW and SC is also evidenced by the broad superconducting transition width in the coexistent region. Our results shed more light on the intriguing physics involving intertwined electronic orders in this topological kagome metal family.

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FormulaReported Tc (K)Pressure (GPa)Type
RbV3Sb5

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1.1Pressure unresolvedonset
RbV3Sb5

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0.78Pressure unresolvedzero_resistance
RbV3Sb5

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0.78Pressure unresolvedonset
RbV3Sb5

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4.41.5 GPaonset
RbV3Sb5

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3.92.4 GPaonset
KV3Sb5

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0.93Pressure not reportedunknown
RbV3Sb5

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0.92Pressure not reportedunknown
CsV3Sb5

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2.5Pressure not reportedunknown

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