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Origin of charge density wave in the kagome metal <mml:math xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML"><mml:msub><mml:mi mathvariant="normal">CsV</mml:mi><mml:mn>3</mml:mn></mml:msub><mml:msub><mml:mi mathvariant="normal">Sb</mml:mi><mml:mn>5</mml:mn></mml:msub></mml:math> as revealed by optical spectroscopy
The recently discovered kagome metals $A$V${}_{3}$Sb${}_{5}$ ($A$=K, Rb or Cs) have generated great interest as they exhibit an unconventional charge density wave (CDW), superconductivity, and nontrivial band topology. Here, the authors combine infrared spectroscopy and first-principles calculations to shed light on the origin of the CDW. They find that below …