Evidence of orbit-selective electronic kagome lattice with planar flat-band in correlated paramagnetic YCr6Ge6

作者：T. Y. Yang, Qiang Wan, Y. H. Wang, Meng Song, Jingling Tang, Zhiwei Wang, Huizhi Lv, N. C. Plumb, M. Radović, G. W. Wang, G. Y. Wang, Z. Sun, Rui Yu, Mengzhu Shi, Yimin Xiong, Nan Xu · 发表于：arXiv (Cornell University) · 年份：2019 · DOI：10.48550/arxiv.1906.07140 · 被引用次数：8 · 研究领域：Topological Materials and Phenomena、Advanced Condensed Matter Physics、Quantum many-body systems

Electronic properties of kagome lattice have drawn great attention recently. In associate with flat-band induced by destructive interference and Dirac cone-type dispersion, abundant exotic phenomena have been theoretically discussed. The material realization of electronic kagome lattice is a crucial step towards comprehending kagome physics and achieving novel quantum phases. Here, combining angle-resolved photoemission spectroscopy, transport measurements and first-principle calculations, we expose a planar flat-band in paramagnetic YCr6Ge6 as a typical signature of electronic kagome lattice. We unearth that the planar flat-band arises from the d_(z^2 ) electrons with intra-kagome-plane hopping forbidden by destructive interference. On the other hand, the destructive interference and flatness of the d_(x^2-y^2 ) and d_xy bands are decomposed possibly due to additional in-plane hopping terms, but the Dirac cone-type dispersion is reserved near chemical potential. We explicitly unveil that orbital character plays an essential role to realize electronic kagome lattice in bulk materials with transition metal kagome layers. Paramagnetic YCr6Ge6 provides an opportunity to comprehend intrinsic properties of electronic kagome lattice as well as its interplays with spin orbit coupling and electronic correlation of Cr-3d electrons, and be free from complications induced by strong local moment of ions in kagome planes.