Vortices and bound states offer an effective means of comprehending the electronic properties of superconductors.Recently,surface-dependent vortex core states have been observed in the newly discovered kagome supercon...Vortices and bound states offer an effective means of comprehending the electronic properties of superconductors.Recently,surface-dependent vortex core states have been observed in the newly discovered kagome superconductors CsV_(3)Sb_(5).Although the spatial distribution of the sharp zero energy conductance peak appears similar to Majorana bound states arising from the superconducting Dirac surface states,its origin remains elusive.In this study,we present observations of tunable vortex bound states(VBSs)in two chemically-doped kagome superconductors Cs(V_(1-x)Tr_(x))_(3)Sb_(5)(Tr=Ta or Ti),using low-temperature scanning tunneling microscopy/spectroscopy.The CsV_(3)Sb_(5)-derived kagome superconductors exhibit full-gap-pairing superconductivity accompanied by the absence of long-range charge orders,in contrast to pristine CsV_(3)Sb_(5).Zero-energy conductance maps demonstrate a field-driven continuous reorientation transition of the vortex lattice,suggesting multiband superconductivity.The Ta-doped CsV_(3)Sb_(5)displays the conventional cross-shaped spatial evolution of Caroli-de Gennes-Matricon bound states,while the Tidoped CsV_(3)Sb_(5)exhibits a sharp,non-split zero-bias conductance peak(ZBCP)that persists over a long distance across the vortex.The spatial evolution of the non-split ZBCP is robust against surface effects and external magnetic field but is related to the doping concentrations.Our study reveals the tunable VBSs in multiband chemically-doped CsV_(3)Sb_(5)system and offers fresh insights into previously reported Y-shaped ZBCP in a non-quantum-limit condition at the surface of kagome superconductor.展开更多
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(61888102,52022105,92065109,and 12174428)the National Key Research and Development Projects of China(2022YFA1204100,2018YFA0305800,2019YFA0308500,2020YFA0308800,and 2022YFA1403400)+4 种基金the CAS Project for Young Scientists in Basic Research(YSBR-003 and 2022YSBR-048)the Innovation Program of Quantum Science and Technology(2021ZD0302700)the financial support from the European Research Council(ERC Consolidator Grant “Nonlinear Topo”,No.815869)ISF-Singapore-Israel Research Grant(3520/20)supported by the US DOE,Basic Energy Sciences(DE-FG02-99ER45747)。
文摘Vortices and bound states offer an effective means of comprehending the electronic properties of superconductors.Recently,surface-dependent vortex core states have been observed in the newly discovered kagome superconductors CsV_(3)Sb_(5).Although the spatial distribution of the sharp zero energy conductance peak appears similar to Majorana bound states arising from the superconducting Dirac surface states,its origin remains elusive.In this study,we present observations of tunable vortex bound states(VBSs)in two chemically-doped kagome superconductors Cs(V_(1-x)Tr_(x))_(3)Sb_(5)(Tr=Ta or Ti),using low-temperature scanning tunneling microscopy/spectroscopy.The CsV_(3)Sb_(5)-derived kagome superconductors exhibit full-gap-pairing superconductivity accompanied by the absence of long-range charge orders,in contrast to pristine CsV_(3)Sb_(5).Zero-energy conductance maps demonstrate a field-driven continuous reorientation transition of the vortex lattice,suggesting multiband superconductivity.The Ta-doped CsV_(3)Sb_(5)displays the conventional cross-shaped spatial evolution of Caroli-de Gennes-Matricon bound states,while the Tidoped CsV_(3)Sb_(5)exhibits a sharp,non-split zero-bias conductance peak(ZBCP)that persists over a long distance across the vortex.The spatial evolution of the non-split ZBCP is robust against surface effects and external magnetic field but is related to the doping concentrations.Our study reveals the tunable VBSs in multiband chemically-doped CsV_(3)Sb_(5)system and offers fresh insights into previously reported Y-shaped ZBCP in a non-quantum-limit condition at the surface of kagome superconductor.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant Nos.12032020,12072354 and 12102438)the Manned Space Program of China,the Strategic Priority Research Program on Space Science of Chinese Academy of Sciences,the Project funded by China Postdoctoral Science Foundation(Grant No.2019M660812)the Natural Science Foundation of Shandong Province(Grant No.ZR2018BA022).
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(12004252,52272265,U1932217,11974246,52072400,52025025,and 92065109)the National Key R&D Program of China(2018YFA0704300,2021YFA1401800,2018YFE0202601,2020YFA0308800,and 2022YFA1403400)+2 种基金Shanghai Science and Technology Plan(21DZ2260400)Beijing Natural Science Foundation(Z190010,Z210006,and Z190006)the support from the Analytical Instrumentation Center(#SPST-AIC10112914),School of Physical Science and Technology(SPST),ShanghaiTech University。
