Anomalous Hall effect and two-dimensional Fermi surfaces in the charge-density-wave state of kagome metal RbV$_3$Sb$_5$

TL;DR

This study reveals the emergence of the anomalous Hall effect and two-dimensional Fermi surfaces in RbV$_3$Sb$_5$'s charge-density-wave phase, providing insights into its electronic structure and topological properties.

Contribution

It presents the first comprehensive magnetotransport analysis of RbV$_3$Sb$_5$, demonstrating the anomalous Hall effect and identifying large quantum oscillation frequencies indicating 2D Fermi surfaces.

Findings

Anomalous Hall effect appears in RbV$_3$Sb$_5$ within the CDW phase.

Large quantum oscillation frequency (2235 T) suggests significant Fermi surface area.

Field-angle measurements indicate two-dimensional Fermi surfaces.

Abstract

AV$_3$Sb$_5$ (A=Cs, K, Rb) are recently discovered superconducting systems ($T_{\rm c}\sim0.9-2.5$ K) in which the vanadium atoms adopt the kagome structure. Intriguingly, these systems enter a charge-density-wave (CDW) phase ($T_{\rm CDW}\sim80-100$ K), and further evidence shows that the time-reversal symmetry is broken in the CDW phase. Concurrently, the anomalous Hall effect has been observed in KV$_3$Sb$_5$ and CsV$_3$Sb$_5$ inside the novel CDW phase. Here, we report a comprehensive study of a high-quality RbV$_3$Sb$_5$ single crystal with magnetotransport measurements. Our data demonstrate the emergence of anomalous Hall effect in RbV$_3$Sb$_5$ when the charge-density-wave state develops. The magnitude of anomalous Hall resistivity at the low temperature limit is comparable to the reported values in KV$_3$Sb$_5$ and CsV$_3$Sb$_5$. The magnetoresistance channel further reveals a rich spectrum of quantum oscillation frequencies, many of which have not been reported before. In particular, a large quantum oscillation frequency (2235 T), which occupies $\sim$56% of the Brillouin zone area, has been recorded. For the quantum oscillation frequencies with sufficient signal-to-noise ratio, we further perform field-angle dependent measurements and our data indicate two-dimensional Fermi surfaces in RbV$_3$Sb$_5$. Our results provide indispensable information for understanding the anomalous Hall effect and band structure in kagome metals AV$_3$Sb$_5$.