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  • Condensed Matter Physics
  • Quantum Materials
  • Topological Matter

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  • Kagome systems, like AV3Sb5 (A = K, Rb, Cs), host complex quantum states due to frustrated lattice geometry, band topology, and electron correlations.
  • AV3Sb5 compounds exhibit multiple symmetry-breaking transitions, including charge ordering, nematicity, and superconductivity, with the superconducting order's nature remaining unclear.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the nature of superconductivity in intrinsic cesium vanadium antimonide (CsV3Sb5) flakes.
  • To explore the potential for dynamic superconducting order and time-reversal symmetry breaking in this topological kagome system.

Main Methods:

  • Experimental observation of magnetic field-free superconducting diode effect.
  • Analysis of critical current behavior under external magnetic fields, including interference patterns.
  • Investigation of thermal history and cycling effects on superconducting properties.

Main Results:

  • Indication of dynamic superconducting domains with boundary supercurrents in CsV3Sb5.
  • Observation of a magnetic field-free superconducting diode effect with polarity dependent on thermal history.
  • Superconductivity interference patterns consistent with periodically modulated supercurrents along domain boundaries.

Conclusions:

  • The findings imply a time-reversal symmetry-breaking superconducting order in CsV3Sb5.
  • The observed phenomena suggest dynamic superconducting domains and boundary supercurrents.
  • This system offers a platform for exploring exotic physics, such as Majorana zero modes, in topological kagome materials.