Intertwined charge density wave, tunable anti-dome superconductivity, and topological states in kagome metal VSn

TL;DR

This paper predicts VSn as a kagome metal exhibiting intertwined charge density wave, tunable anti-dome superconductivity, and topological states, revealing complex phase interactions and potential for topological superconductivity.

Contribution

It introduces VSn as a new intrinsic charge density wave kagome metal with pressure- and doping-tuned superconductivity and preserved topological properties.

Findings

Suppression of CDW with pressure or doping leads to superconductivity.

Superconducting transition temperature exhibits an anti-dome shape with reentrant CDW phase.

VSn maintains nontrivial topological properties throughout the superconducting regime.

Abstract

These years, kagome materials with 1:1 stoichiometry have garnered increasing attention, among which FeSn, CoSn, and FeGe have been the focus of current studies. However, all of them are antiferromagnetic, thereby hindering the observation of superconductivity and other novel physical properties. Here, we predict a novel 1:1 kagome metal VSn, which is an intrinsic charge density wave (CDW) material. Interestingly, with increasing pressure or doping concentration, the CDW order is progressively suppressed, followed by the emergence of superconductivity characterized by a non-monotonic transition temperature that exhibits a rare anti-dome-shaped dependence. Above a critical threshold, a reentrance of the CDW phase occurs. The anti-dome superconductivity originates from the first hardening and then softening of phonon modes, together with band reconstruction. Crucially, VSn retains nontrivial topological properties across the entire superconducting regime, a feature of paramount importance for realizing robust topological superconductivity. These intertwined CDW, superconductivity, and topological phenomena elucidate the correlations among multiple quantum states in VSn. Therefore, this research paves the way for for designing 1:1 kagome superconducting topological metals and establishes a platform for exploring the interplay of multiple phases in kagome systems.