Observation of flat band, Dirac nodal lines and topological surface states in Kagome superconductor CsTi₃Bi₅.

Abstract

Kagome lattices of various transition metals are versatile platforms for achieving anomalous Hall effects, unconventional charge-density wave orders and quantum spin liquid phenomena due to the strong correlations, spin-orbit coupling and/or magnetic interactions involved in such a lattice. Here, we use laser-based angle-resolved photoemission spectroscopy in combination with density functional theory calculations to investigate the electronic structure of the newly discovered kagome superconductor CsTi₃Bi₅, which is isostructural to the AV₃Sb₅ (A = K, Rb or Cs) kagome superconductor family and possesses a two-dimensional kagome network of titanium. We directly observe a striking flat band derived from the local destructive interference of Bloch wave functions within the kagome lattice. In agreement with calculations, we identify type-II and type-III Dirac nodal lines and their momentum distribution in CsTi₃Bi₅ from the measured electronic structures. In addition, around the Brillouin zone centre, [Formula: see text] nontrivial topological surface states are also observed due to band inversion mediated by strong spin-orbit coupling.