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Strain-Tuned Nodal Superconductivity in the Charge-Ordered Kagome Metal CsV_{3}Sb_{5}
Yusuke Takeuchi1, Akito Kobayashi1, Saki Uchida1
1Okayama University, Department of Physics, Okayama 700-8530, Japan.
Abstract:
The nature of the superconducting pairing symmetry in the kagome metal CsV_{3}Sb_{5} and its relationship with the charge density wave (CDW) order are central unresolved issues. Here, we investigate the evolution of superconductivity in CsV_{3}Sb_{5} under in situ uniaxial pressure using ^{121}Sb nuclear quadrupole resonance (NQR). We find that tensile strain significantly enhances the superconducting transition temperature, T_{c}, while the CDW remains unchanged, demonstrating that superconductivity can be tuned independently of the bulk charge order. At a tensile strain of ϵ=+0.90%, the nuclear spin-lattice relaxation rate reveals a remarkable double transition: an upper transition at T_{c1}=3.6 K to a nodal gap state, and a lower one at T_{c2}=3.0 K characterized by a nodeless gap. These results evidence degenerate superconducting states with different gap symmetry in the kagome metal at ambient pressure which split under strain. Our Letter demonstrates a high tunability of superconductivity by uniaxial pressure.
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