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  • Condensed Matter Physics
  • Materials Science
  • Quantum Phenomena

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  • Unusual electronic phases like orbital magnetism and loop currents can arise from broken time-reversal symmetry without spin order.
  • Kagome superconductors, specifically AV3Sb5, exhibit an exotic charge-density-wave (CDW) state, making them candidates for hosting loop current phases.
  • The debate on whether CDWs break time-reversal symmetry is ongoing due to conflicting experimental evidence.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the nature of the charge-density-wave (CDW) state in RbV3Sb5 using advanced microscopy techniques.
  • To explore the relationship between CDW properties, time-reversal symmetry, and potential loop current phases.
  • To determine if dynamic optical control of quantum phenomena is achievable in these materials.

Main Methods:

  • Utilized laser-coupled scanning tunnelling microscopy (STM) to probe the electronic properties of RbV3Sb5.
  • Applied linearly polarized light along high-symmetry directions to observe changes in CDW peak intensities.
  • Investigated the response of the CDW state to perpendicular magnetic fields.

Main Results:

  • Observed reversible switching of CDW peak intensities under polarized light, indicating significant electrostriction and nonlinear electron-phonon coupling.
  • Detected similar CDW intensity switching with magnetic fields, suggesting an unusual piezo-magnetic response linked to time-reversal symmetry breaking.
  • Identified a congruent CDW flux phase, an out-of-phase combination of bond charge order and loop currents, as the simplest explanation for the observed phenomena.

Conclusions:

  • The study provides strong evidence for time-reversal symmetry breaking in the CDW state of RbV3Sb5.
  • The congruent CDW flux phase model successfully explains the observed electro-striction and piezo-magnetic responses.
  • Laser STM experiments open new avenues for the dynamic optical control of complex quantum states in correlated materials.