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Title: Superconductivity in the $\mathbb{Z}_2$ kagome metal KV$_3$Sb$_5$

Abstract: Here we report the observation of bulk superconductivity in single crystals of the two-dimensional kagome metal KV$_3$Sb$_5$. Magnetic susceptibility, resistivity, and heat capacity measurements reveal superconductivity below $T_c = 0.93$K, and density functional theory (DFT) calculations further characterize the normal state as a $\mathbb{Z}_2$ topological metal. Our results demonstrate that the recent observation of superconductivity within the related kagome metal CsV$_3$Sb$_5$ is likely a common feature across the AV$_3$Sb$_5$ (A: K, Rb, Cs) family of compounds and establish them as a rich arena for studying the interplay between bulk superconductivity, topological surface states, and likely electronic density wave order in an exfoliable kagome lattice.
Subjects: Superconductivity (cond-mat.supr-con); Materials Science (cond-mat.mtrl-sci); Strongly Correlated Electrons (cond-mat.str-el)
Journal reference: Phys. Rev. Materials 5, 034801 (2021)
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevMaterials.5.034801
Cite as: arXiv:2012.09097 [cond-mat.supr-con]
  (or arXiv:2012.09097v2 [cond-mat.supr-con] for this version)

Submission history

From: Brenden Ortiz [view email]
[v1] Wed, 16 Dec 2020 17:42:11 GMT (6709kb,D)
[v2] Tue, 16 Mar 2021 22:30:31 GMT (6779kb,D)

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