Electronic states dressed by an out-of-plane supermodulation in the quasi-two-dimensional kagome superconductor CsV3Sb5

Abstract

${\mathrm{CsV}}_{3}{\mathrm{Sb}}_{5}$ has attracted much recent attention as the first quasi-two-dimensional (2D) kagome superconductor. While the kagome layers are 2D in nature, increasing evidence has pointed to the importance of out-of-plane correlation in this material. However, it remains unclear whether such correlation can change the fundamental electronic structure of the quasi-2D system. Here, we reveal this missing piece of information, using angle-resolved photoemission spectroscopy, complemented by scanning tunneling microscope measurements. The three-dimensional electronic structures in the high-temperature state are revealed, which agree well with density-functional theory calculations. Electron energy bands are observed in the low-temperature state that exhibit additional periodicities along the out-of-plane momentum. These results reveal a direct response to the out-of-plane electronic supermodulation in the single-particle spectral function of ${\mathrm{CsV}}_{3}{\mathrm{Sb}}_{5}$, thus establishing an electronic platform to examine emergent phenomena beyond 2D limit in kagome superconductors.