Coexistence of stripe order and superconductivity in NaAlSi
Here, we report a scanning tunneling microscopy study on an s-wave superconductor NaAlSi, revealing the coexistence of stripe order and superconductivity. This stripe order manifests as a unidirectional spatial charge modulation with a commensurate period of four times the lattice constant. This modulation undergoes a phase shift in the differential conductance maps under opposite bias voltages, while its period remains approximately constant over an energy range of $\pm$50 meV. These features suggest that this stripe is likely a static charge order. Furthermore, we find that the stripe order imposes a periodic modulation on the intensity of the superconducting coherence peaks. This work provides new perspectives on the intricate interplay between stripe order and s-wave superconductivity.
Authors
- Shichao Yan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7318-300X)
- Zhongzheng Yang
- Yunxi Qi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0000-3430-6321)
- Weiwei Li (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7329-4236)
- Fanbang Zheng
- Ruixia Zhong
- Qi Wang
Institutions
- ShanghaiTech University (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Physical review. B./Physical review. B
- Published
- 2026-02-18
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1103/6myk-z1s9
- Primary Topic
- Superconductivity in MgB2 and Alloys
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- National Natural Science Foundation of China
- ShanghaiTech University
- National Key Research and Development Program of China