Nodeless superconductivity in kagome metal CsV$_{3}$Sb$_{5}$ with and without time reversal symmetry breaking

TL;DR

This study investigates the superconducting pairing symmetry in CsV$_{3}$Sb$_{5}$, revealing it to be conventional s-wave despite the presence of time-reversal symmetry breaking and charge-density-wave order.

Contribution

It provides experimental evidence that CsV$_{3}$Sb$_{5}$ exhibits conventional s-wave superconductivity regardless of TRSB and CDW order, challenging expectations of exotic pairing states.

Findings

Superconductivity is insensitive to nonmagnetic impurity disorder.

Self-field critical current measurements confirm strong-coupling s-wave pairing.

s-wave gap symmetry persists even when CDW order is suppressed by pressure.

Abstract

The kagome metal CsV$_{3}$Sb$_{5}$ features an unusual competition between the charge-density-wave (CDW) order and superconductivity. Evidence for time-reversal symmetry breaking (TRSB) inside the CDW phase has been accumulating. Hence, the superconductivity in CsV$_{3}$Sb$_{5}$ emerges from a TRSB normal state, potentially resulting in an exotic superconducting state. To reveal the pairing symmetry, we first investigate the effect of nonmagnetic impurity. Our results show that the superconducting critical temperature is insensitive to disorder, pointing to conventional $s$-wave superconductivity. Moreover, our measurements of the self-field critical current ($I_{c,sf}$), which is related to the London penetration depth, also confirm conventional $s$-wave superconductivity with strong coupling. Finally, we measure $I_{c,sf}$ where the CDW order is removed by pressure and superconductivity emerges from the pristine normal state. Our results show that $s$-wave gap symmetry is retained, providing strong evidence for the presence of conventional $s$-wave superconductivity in CsV$_{3}$Sb$_{5}$ irrespective of the presence of the TRSB