<p>The unconventional charge density wave (CDW) order in layered kagome lattice superconductors <i>A</i>V<sub>3</sub>Sb<sub>5</sub> (<i>A</i> = K, Cs or Rb) triggers the emergence of novel quantum states such as time-reversal symmetry breaking and electronic liquid crystal states. However, atomic-scale manipulation and control of such phases remains elusive. Here we observe the emergent superconductivity and a primary pair density wave at the 2 × 2 Cs reconstructed surface of CsV<sub>3</sub>Sb<sub>5</sub> by means of low-temperature scanning tunnelling microscopy/spectroscopy paired with density functional theory calculations. This quasi-two-dimensional kagome superconducting state with a critical temperature of ~5.4 K is intertwined with the bulk CDW order and exhibits a unique vortex core spectrum and a 4 × 4 pair density wave modulation of the superconducting gap. The emergent phenomena happen at a π-phase-shift dislocation in the periodicity of the CDW along the stacking direction if the 2 × 2 Cs superstructures are out of phase with the bulk CDW. Furthermore, we switched on and off the quasi-two-dimensional superconductivity through tip-assisted atomic manipulation of the 2 × 2 Cs superstructure. Thus, control of the surface reconstruction permits the creation, manipulation and control of quantum many-body states at antiphase boundaries in kagome lattice superconductors and, potentially, in other correlated materials.</p>

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Atomic manipulation of the emergent quasi-2D superconductivity and pair density wave in a kagome metal

  • Xianghe Han,
  • Hui Chen,
  • Hengxin Tan,
  • Zhongyi Cao,
  • Zihao Huang,
  • Yuhan Ye,
  • Zhen Zhao,
  • Chengmin Shen,
  • Haitao Yang,
  • Binghai Yan,
  • Ziqiang Wang,
  • Hong-Jun Gao

摘要

The unconventional charge density wave (CDW) order in layered kagome lattice superconductors AV3Sb5 (A = K, Cs or Rb) triggers the emergence of novel quantum states such as time-reversal symmetry breaking and electronic liquid crystal states. However, atomic-scale manipulation and control of such phases remains elusive. Here we observe the emergent superconductivity and a primary pair density wave at the 2 × 2 Cs reconstructed surface of CsV3Sb5 by means of low-temperature scanning tunnelling microscopy/spectroscopy paired with density functional theory calculations. This quasi-two-dimensional kagome superconducting state with a critical temperature of ~5.4 K is intertwined with the bulk CDW order and exhibits a unique vortex core spectrum and a 4 × 4 pair density wave modulation of the superconducting gap. The emergent phenomena happen at a π-phase-shift dislocation in the periodicity of the CDW along the stacking direction if the 2 × 2 Cs superstructures are out of phase with the bulk CDW. Furthermore, we switched on and off the quasi-two-dimensional superconductivity through tip-assisted atomic manipulation of the 2 × 2 Cs superstructure. Thus, control of the surface reconstruction permits the creation, manipulation and control of quantum many-body states at antiphase boundaries in kagome lattice superconductors and, potentially, in other correlated materials.