Microscopic probing of the superconducting and normal state properties of Ta2V3.1Si0.9 by muon spin rotation

Autor: J. N. Graham, H. Liu, V. Sazgari, C. Mielke III, M. Medarde, H. Luetkens, R. Khasanov, Y. Shi, Z. Guguchia
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2024
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Zdroj: Communications Materials, Vol 5, Iss 1, Pp 1-7 (2024)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2662-4443
DOI: 10.1038/s43246-024-00666-2
Popis: Abstract The two-dimensional kagome lattice is an experimental playground for novel physical phenomena, from frustrated magnetism and topological matter to chiral charge order and unconventional superconductivity. A newly identified kagome superconductor, Ta2V3.1Si0.9 has recently gained attention for possessing a record high critical temperature, T C = 7.5 K for kagome metals at ambient pressure. In this study we conducted a series of muon spin rotation measurements to delve deeper into understanding the superconducting and normal state properties of Ta2V3.1Si0.9. We demonstrate that Ta2V3.1Si0.9 is a bulk superconductor with either a s+s-wave or anisotropic s-wave gap symmetry, and has an unusual paramagnetic shift in response to external magnetic fields in the superconducting state. Additionally, we observe an exceptionally low superfluid density − a distinctive characteristic of unconventional superconductivity − which remarkably is comparable to the superfluid density found in hole-doped cuprates. In its normal state, Ta2V3.1Si0.9 exhibits a significant increase in the zero-field muon spin depolarisation rate, starting at approximately 150 K, which has been observed in other kagome-lattice superconductors, and therefore hints at possible hidden magnetism. These findings characterise Ta2V3.1Si0.9 as an unconventional superconductor and a noteworthy new member of the vanadium-based kagome material family.
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