Traces of charge density waves in NbS2

Leroux, Maxime; Cario, Laurent; Bosak, Alexei; Rodiere, Pierre

doi:10.1103/PhysRevB.97.195140

Traces of charge density waves in ${NbS}_{2}$

Journal Article · Tue May 15 00:00:00 EDT 2018 · Physical Review B

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevB.97.195140· OSTI ID:1440495

^[1]; Cario, Laurent ^[2]; Bosak, Alexei ^[3]; Rodiere, Pierre ^[4]

Univ. Grenoble Alpes, Grenoble (France); Los Alamos National Lab. (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)
Institut des Materiaux de Nantes, Nantes (France)
The European Synchrotron, Grenoble (France)
Univ. Grenoble Alpes, Grenoble (France)

Among transition metal dichalcogenides (TMD), NbS₂ is often considered as the archetypal compound that does not have a charge density wave (CDW) in any of its polytypes. By comparison, close isoelectronic compounds such as NbSe₂, TaS₂, and TaSe₂ all have CDW in at least one polytype. Here we report traces of CDW in the 2H polytype of NbS₂, using diffuse x-ray scattering measurements at 77 K and room temperature. We observe 12 extremely weak satellite peaks located at ±13.9° from ^→a* and ^→b* around each Bragg peak in the (h,k,0) plane. These satellite peaks are commensurate with the lattice via 3^→q–^→q'=^→a*, where ^→q' is the 120° rotation of ^→q, and define two √13a × √13a superlattices in real space. These commensurate wave vectors and tilt angle are identical to those of the CDW observed in the 1T polytype of TaS₂ and TaSe₂. In conclusion, to understand this similarity and the faintness of the peaks, we discuss possible sources of local 1T polytype environment in bulk 2H-NbS₂ crystals.

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Research Organization:: Los Alamos National Lab. (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE; Universities/Institutions

Grant/Contract Number:: AC52-06NA25396

OSTI ID:: 1440495

Report Number(s):: LA-UR--18-20468

Journal Information:: Physical Review B, Journal Name: Physical Review B Journal Issue: 19 Vol. 97; ISSN 2469-9950; ISSN PRBMDO

Publisher:: American Physical Society (APS)Copyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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