Nodeless superconductivity in kagome metal CsV<sub>3</sub>Sb<sub>5</sub> with and without time-reversal symmetry breaking

ORAL

Abstract

Evidence for time-reversal symmetry breaking (TRSB) inside the charge-density-wave (CDW) phase of the kagome superconductor CsV3Sb5 has been accumulating. Hence, the superconductivity in CsV3Sb5 emerges from a TRSB normal state, potentially resulting in an exotic superconducting state. To reveal the pairing symmetry, we first investigate the effect of nonmagnetic impurity. Our results show that the superconducting critical temperature is insensitive to disorder, pointing to conventional s-wave superconductivity. Moreover, our measurements of the self-field critical current (Ic,sf), which is related to the London penetration depth, also confirm conventional s-wave superconductivity with strong coupling. Finally, we measure Ic,sf where the CDW order is removed by pressure and superconductivity emerges from the pristine normal state. Our results show that s-wave gap symmetry is retained, providing strong evidence for the presence of conventional s-wave superconductivity in CsV3Sb5 irrespective of the presence of the TRSB.

*This work was supported by the Research Grants Council of Hong Kong (CUHK 14301020, CUHK 14300722, A-CUHK402/19), CUHK Direct Grant (4053461, 4053408, 4053528, 4053463), the National Natural Science Foundation of China (12104384, 12174175) and the Shenzhen Basic Research Fund (JCYJ20190809173213150).

Presenters

  • Swee Kuan K Goh

    • Chinese University of Hong Kong
    • The Chinese University of Hong Kong

Authors

  • Swee Kuan K Goh

    • Chinese University of Hong Kong
    • The Chinese University of Hong Kong
  • Wei Zhang

    • Chinese University of Hong Kong
  • Xinyou Liu

    • Chinese University of Hong Kong
    • The Chinese University of Hong Kong
  • Lingfei Wang

    • The Chinese University of Hong Kong
  • Chun Wai Tsang

    • Chinese University of Hong Kong
    • The Chinese University of Hong Kong
  • Zheyu Wang

    • The Chinese University of Hong Kong
  • Siu Tung Lam

    • The Chinese University of Hong Kong
  • Wenyan Wang

    • Chinese University of Hong Kong
    • The Chinese University of Hong Kong
  • Jianyu Xie

    • Chinese University of Hong Kong
    • The Chinese University of Hong Kong
  • Xuefeng Zhou

    • Southern University of Science and Technology
  • Yusheng Zhao

    • Southern University of Science and Technology
  • Shanmin Wang

    • Southern University of Science and Technology
  • Jeff Tallon

    • Victoria University of Wellington
  • Kwing To Lai

    • Chinese University of Hong Kong
    • The Chinese University of Hong Kong