Direct evidence of coupling between charge density wave and Kondo lattice in ferromagnet Fe5GeTe2
摘要
d-electronic heavy fermion systems have sparked interest in exploring the connection between electronic and spin degrees of freedom in Kondo systems. Nevertheless, the coexistence of charge order on a Kondo lattice has yet to be discovered. Fe5GeTe2, a two-dimensional ferromagnet, intriguingly provides a promising avenue to bridge the gap, as this d-electronic Kondo system facilitates the ordering of charge and magnetic behaviors due to the influence of itinerant magnetism on local electronic band structure. Here, we present direct evidence for the coherent interplay between Kondo interaction and charge density wave (CDW) phenomena in Fe5GeTe2 using scanning tunneling microscopy/spectroscopy (STM/STS). From the electronic structure, we observe a