• Accepted Paper

Suppression of electron-phonon coupling and emergence of spin-phonon coupling in orthorhombic CsCr3Sb5

Bingru Lu, Yi Liu, Keyi Li, Jing Kang, Hao Li, Xiang Li, Wenbo Sang, Anmin Zhang, Jianting Ji, Guanghan Cao, Feng Jin, and Qingming Zhang

Phys. Rev. B - Accepted 8 September, 2026

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1103/2pky-pm78

Abstract

In the correlated kagome metal CsCr3Sb5, the interplay among lattice, charge, and spin degrees of freedom governs its rich quantum phases, yet remains poorly understood. Here, we present a comprehensive investigation of these couplings through temperature- and magnetic field-dependent polarized Raman spectroscopy. Our polarization-resolved measurements unambiguously identify a structural phase transition at T*≈55K, establishing a low-temperature (LT) orthorhombic phase. A striking reduction in phonon linewidths below T* reveals the suppression of electron-phonon coupling (EPC) coinciding with the opening of a charge density wave gap. Remarkably, upon suppression of EPC, a robust spin-phonon coupling (SPC) emerges in the magnetically ordered state, as evidenced by anomalous phonon broadening and pronounced magnetic field modulation of phonon intensities. These findings not only clarify the low-temperature structure of CsCr3Sb5 but also establish a clear boundary between the EPC-dominated and SPC-active phases, offering key spectroscopic evidence for understanding the unconventional physics in this strongly correlated kagome metal.

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