Fig. 4: Distinct superconducting state in CsV2.6Ta0.4Sb5.
From: A unique van Hove singularity in kagome superconductor CsV3-xTaxSb5 with enhanced superconductivity

a Schematic of the Fermi surface of CsV2.6Ta0.4Sb5. The gapless (gapped) momentum regions are shown in red (blue). Symmetrized EDCs at selected momentum points (marked by i, ii, and iii) are presented. The overlaid curves represent the fitting results by the Norman function. The orange arrow indicates the scattering wavevector Qp connecting the circular Fermi pocket around Γ. b Schematic of the band structure along the K-M direction and the electron density of states associated with the VHS. c, d Same as (a), (b), but for the pristine CsV3Sb5. e, f Spatially averaged dI/dV spectrum of CsV2.6Ta0.4Sb5 (e) and CsV3Sb5 (f) measured at 0.4 K. g Waterfall-like plot of the dI/dV spectra, showing a uniform superconducting gap along a line-cut on CsV2.6Ta0.4Sb5. h Simulated QPI pattern calculated by the autocorrelation of the approximate schematic of the Fermi surface. i–l Six-fold symmetrized Fourier transform of dI/dV maps measured on the Sb surface of CsV2.6Ta0.4Sb5 at 0.4 K, with an energy of −0.9 meV, −0.7 meV, −0.5 meV, and 0 meV, respectively. m dI/dV spectra measured at 0 Tesla (T) and 1 T. n Δg plotted as a function of energy. o Same as (n), but measured with a magnetic field of 1 T. p, q Same as (k), (l), but measured with a magnetic field of 1 T. The unsymmetrized raw data of the Fourier transform of dI/dV maps and STM setup conditions are shown in Supplementary Fig. S16.