Directional Forces by Momentumless Excitation and Order-to-Order Transition in Peierls-Distorted Solids: The Case of GeTe

Chen, Nian-Ke; Li, Xian-Bin; Bang, Junhyeok; Wang, Xue-Peng; Han, Dong; West, Damien; Zhang, Shangbai; Sun, Hong-Bo

doi:10.1103/physrevlett.120.185701

Directional Forces by Momentumless Excitation and Order-to-Order Transition in Peierls-Distorted Solids: The Case of GeTe

Journal Article · Tue May 01 04:00:00 EDT 2018 · Physical Review Letters

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/physrevlett.120.185701· OSTI ID:1541308

Chen, Nian-Ke ^[1]; Li, Xian-Bin; Bang, Junhyeok; Wang, Xue-Peng; Han, Dong; West, Damien; Zhang, Shangbai; Sun, Hong-Bo

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Research Organization:: Rensselaer Polytechnic Inst., Troy, NY (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE Office of Science (SC)

DOE Contract Number:: SC0002623

OSTI ID:: 1541308

Journal Information:: Physical Review Letters, Journal Name: Physical Review Letters Journal Issue: 18 Vol. 120; ISSN 0031-9007; ISSN PRLTAO

Publisher:: American Physical Society (APS)

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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