Phase-Separated Charge Order and Twinning Across Length Scales in CsV$_3$Sb$_5$

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Autori principali: Plumb, Jayden, Salinas, Andrea Capa, Mallayya, Krishnanand, Kisiel, Elliot, Carneiro, Fellipe B., Gomez, Reina, Pokharel, Ganesh, Kim, Eun-Ah, Sarker, Suchismita, Islam, Zahirul, Daly, Sam, Wilson, Stephen D.
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author Plumb, Jayden
Salinas, Andrea Capa
Mallayya, Krishnanand
Kisiel, Elliot
Carneiro, Fellipe B.
Gomez, Reina
Pokharel, Ganesh
Kim, Eun-Ah
Sarker, Suchismita
Islam, Zahirul
Daly, Sam
Wilson, Stephen D.
author_facet Plumb, Jayden
Salinas, Andrea Capa
Mallayya, Krishnanand
Kisiel, Elliot
Carneiro, Fellipe B.
Gomez, Reina
Pokharel, Ganesh
Kim, Eun-Ah
Sarker, Suchismita
Islam, Zahirul
Daly, Sam
Wilson, Stephen D.
contents We present X-ray scattering studies resolving structural twinning and phase separation in the charge density wave (CDW) state of the kagome superconductor CsV$_3$Sb$_5$. The three-dimensional CDW state in CsV$_3$Sb$_5$ is reported to form a complex superposition of Star of David (SoD) or Tri-Hexagonal (TrH) patterns of distortion within its kagome planes, but the out-of-plane stacking is marked by metastability. In order to resolve the impact of this metastability, we present reciprocal space mapping and real-space images of CsV$_3$Sb$_5$ collected across multiple length scales using temperature-dependent high-dynamic range mapping (HDRM) and dark-field X-ray microscopy (DFXM). The experimental data provide evidence for a rich microstructure that forms in the CDW state. Data evidence metastability in the formation of $2\times 2\times 4$ and $2\times 2\times 2$ CDW supercells dependent on thermal history and mechanical deformation. We further directly resolve the real space phase segregation of both supercells as well as a real-space, structural twinning driven by the broken rotational symmetry of the CDW state. Our combined results provide insights into the role of microstructure and twinning in experiments probing the electronic properties of CsV$_3$Sb$_5$ where rotational symmetry is broken by the three-dimensional charge density wave order but locally preserved for any single kagome layer.
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spellingShingle Phase-Separated Charge Order and Twinning Across Length Scales in CsV$_3$Sb$_5$
Plumb, Jayden
Salinas, Andrea Capa
Mallayya, Krishnanand
Kisiel, Elliot
Carneiro, Fellipe B.
Gomez, Reina
Pokharel, Ganesh
Kim, Eun-Ah
Sarker, Suchismita
Islam, Zahirul
Daly, Sam
Wilson, Stephen D.
Materials Science
Superconductivity
We present X-ray scattering studies resolving structural twinning and phase separation in the charge density wave (CDW) state of the kagome superconductor CsV$_3$Sb$_5$. The three-dimensional CDW state in CsV$_3$Sb$_5$ is reported to form a complex superposition of Star of David (SoD) or Tri-Hexagonal (TrH) patterns of distortion within its kagome planes, but the out-of-plane stacking is marked by metastability. In order to resolve the impact of this metastability, we present reciprocal space mapping and real-space images of CsV$_3$Sb$_5$ collected across multiple length scales using temperature-dependent high-dynamic range mapping (HDRM) and dark-field X-ray microscopy (DFXM). The experimental data provide evidence for a rich microstructure that forms in the CDW state. Data evidence metastability in the formation of $2\times 2\times 4$ and $2\times 2\times 2$ CDW supercells dependent on thermal history and mechanical deformation. We further directly resolve the real space phase segregation of both supercells as well as a real-space, structural twinning driven by the broken rotational symmetry of the CDW state. Our combined results provide insights into the role of microstructure and twinning in experiments probing the electronic properties of CsV$_3$Sb$_5$ where rotational symmetry is broken by the three-dimensional charge density wave order but locally preserved for any single kagome layer.
title Phase-Separated Charge Order and Twinning Across Length Scales in CsV$_3$Sb$_5$
topic Materials Science
Superconductivity
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2408.08842