Owing to the unique electronic structure,kagome materials AV_(3)Sb_(5)(A=K,Rb,Cs)provide a fertile platform of quantum phenomena such as the strongly correlated state and topological Dirac band.It is well known that R...Owing to the unique electronic structure,kagome materials AV_(3)Sb_(5)(A=K,Rb,Cs)provide a fertile platform of quantum phenomena such as the strongly correlated state and topological Dirac band.It is well known that RbV_(3)Sb_(5)exhibits a 2×2 unconventional charge density wave(CDW)state at low temperature,and the mechanism is controversial.Here,by using scanning tunneling microscopy/spectroscopy(STM/STS),we successfully manipulated the CDW state in the Sb plane of RbV_(3)Sb_(5),and realized a new3(1/2)×3(1/2)modulation together with the ubiquitous 2×2 period in the CDW state of RbV_(3)Sb_(5).This work provides a new understanding of the collective quantum ground states in the kagome materials.展开更多
基金the National Key Research and Development Program of China(Grant No.2021YFA1400403)the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant Nos.92165205,11790311,and 11774149)+2 种基金Innovation Program for Quantum Science and Technology(Grant No.2021ZD0302800)the support by the open project of Beijing National Laboratory for Condensed Matter Physics(Grant No.ZBJ2106110017)the Double First-Class Initiative Fund of Shanghai Tech University。
文摘Owing to the unique electronic structure,kagome materials AV_(3)Sb_(5)(A=K,Rb,Cs)provide a fertile platform of quantum phenomena such as the strongly correlated state and topological Dirac band.It is well known that RbV_(3)Sb_(5)exhibits a 2×2 unconventional charge density wave(CDW)state at low temperature,and the mechanism is controversial.Here,by using scanning tunneling microscopy/spectroscopy(STM/STS),we successfully manipulated the CDW state in the Sb plane of RbV_(3)Sb_(5),and realized a new3(1/2)×3(1/2)modulation together with the ubiquitous 2×2 period in the CDW state of RbV_(3)Sb_(5).This work provides a new understanding of the collective quantum ground states in the kagome materials.