Ultralow-Temperature Heat Transport Evidence for Residual Density of States in the Superconducting State of CsV3Sb5

  • V-based kagome superconductors AV3Sb5 (A=K, Rb, and Cs) host a charge density wave (CDW) and a topological nontrivial band structure, thereby providing a great platform to study the interplay of superconductivity (SC), CDW, frustration, and topology. Here, we report ultralow-temperature thermal conductivity measurements of CsV3Sb5 and Ta-doped Cs(V0.86Ta0.14)3Sb5 and scanning tunneling microscopy (STM) measurements of CsV3Sb5. The finite residual linear term of thermal conductivity at zero magnetic field suggests the existence of a residual density of states (DOS) in the superconducting state of CsV3Sb5. This is supported by the observation of non-zero conductance at zero bias in STM spectrum at an electronic temperature of 90 mK. However, in Cs(V0.86Ta0.14)3Sb5, which does not have CDW order, there is no evidence for the residual DOS. These results show the importance of CDW order for the residual DOS, and that a nodal s-wave gap or residual Fermi arc may be the origin of the residual DOS in such an unusual multiband kagome superconductor, CsV3Sb5.
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