π Phase Interlayer Shift and Stacking Fault in the Kagome Superconductor CsV_{3}Sb_{5}.
Phys Rev Lett
; 132(6): 066501, 2024 Feb 09.
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ABSTRACT
The stacking degree of freedom is a crucial factor in tuning material properties and has been extensively investigated in layered materials. The kagome superconductor CsV_{3}Sb_{5} was recently discovered to exhibit a three-dimensional CDW phase below T_{CDW}â¼94 K. Despite the thorough investigation of in-plane modulation, the out-of-plane modulation has remained ambiguous. Here, our polarization- and temperature-dependent Raman measurements reveal the breaking of C_{6} rotational symmetry and the presence of three distinct domains oriented at approximately 120° to each other. The observations demonstrate that the CDW phase can be naturally explained as a 2c staggered order phase with adjacent layers exhibiting a relative π phase shift. Further, we discover a first-order structural phase transition at approximately 65 K and suggest that it is a stacking order-disorder phase transition due to stacking fault, supported by the thermal hysteresis behavior of a Cs-related phonon mode. Our findings highlight the significance of the stacking degree of freedom in CsV_{3}Sb_{5} and offer structural insights to comprehend the entanglement between superconductivity and CDW.
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