Flat bands, non-trivial band topology and rotation symmetry breaking in layered kagome-lattice RbTi(3)Bi(5)

层状kagome晶格RbTi(3)Bi(5)中的平带、非平凡能带拓扑和旋转对称性破缺

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Abstract

A representative class of kagome materials, AV(3)Sb(5) (A = K, Rb, Cs), hosts several unconventional phases such as superconductivity, [Formula: see text] non-trivial topological states, and electronic nematic states. These can often coexist with intertwined charge-density wave states. Recently, the discovery of the isostructural titanium-based single-crystals, ATi(3)Bi(5) (A = K, Rb, Cs), which exhibit similar multiple exotic states but without the concomitant charge-density wave, has opened an opportunity to disentangle these complex states in kagome lattices. Here, we combine high-resolution angle-resolved photoemission spectroscopy and first-principles calculations to investigate the low-lying electronic structure of RbTi(3)Bi(5). We demonstrate the coexistence of flat bands and several non-trivial states, including type-II Dirac nodal lines and [Formula: see text] non-trivial topological surface states. Our findings also provide evidence for rotational symmetry breaking in RbTi(3)Bi(5), suggesting a directionality to the electronic structure and the possible emergence of pure electronic nematicity in this family of kagome compounds.

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