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Title: Evidence for pseudo–Jahn-Teller distortions in the charge density wave phase of 1$$\textit{T}-\text{TiSe}_2$$

Abstract

Here, the charge density wave (CDW) instability in 1$$\textit{T}-\text{TiSe}_2$$ is revisited to investigate its electronic and structural origins using angle resolved photoemission spectroscopy (ARPES), neutron diffraction, and density functional theory (DFT) calculations. The evidence for Jahn-Teller (JT)-like distortions in the CDW state is provided from the local structure analysis that shows splitting of the Ti-Se bonds into short and long. The magnitude of the split is inconsistent with the commonly accepted Di Salvo model for the structural distortions in the CDW phase. From the APRES data, it is deduced that a nontrivial temperature-dependent energy shift of the Se $$4\textit{p}$$ valence bands occurs, but is absent for the Ti $$3\textit{d}$$ conduction bands. Collectively, these observations suggest that a JT-like mechanism is most likely central to the CDW instability in 1$$\textit{T}-\text{TiSe}_2$$.

Authors:
 [1];  [1];  [1];  [2];  [3];  [3];  [1];  [1]; ORCiD logo [1]
  1. Univ. of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA (United States)
  2. Central Michigan Univ., Mount Pleasant, MI (United States)
  3. Drexel Univ., Philadelphia, PA (United States)
Publication Date:
Research Org.:
Univ. of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE Office of Science (SC); National Science Foundation (NSF); National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)
OSTI Identifier:
1800033
Grant/Contract Number:  
FG02-01ER45927; DMR-1629237; ECCS-1711015
Resource Type:
Accepted Manuscript
Journal Name:
Physical Review B
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Volume: 101; Journal Issue: 19; Journal ID: ISSN 2469-9950
Publisher:
American Physical Society (APS)
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
75 CONDENSED MATTER PHYSICS, SUPERCONDUCTIVITY AND SUPERFLUIDITY; Materials Science; Physics

Citation Formats

Wegner, A., Zhao, J., Li, J., Yang, J., Anikin, A. A., Karapetrov, G., Esfarjani, K., Louca, D., and Chatterjee, U. Evidence for pseudo–Jahn-Teller distortions in the charge density wave phase of 1$\textit{T}-\text{TiSe}_2$. United States: N. p., 2020. Web. doi:10.1103/physrevb.101.195145.
Wegner, A., Zhao, J., Li, J., Yang, J., Anikin, A. A., Karapetrov, G., Esfarjani, K., Louca, D., & Chatterjee, U. Evidence for pseudo–Jahn-Teller distortions in the charge density wave phase of 1$\textit{T}-\text{TiSe}_2$. United States. https://doi.org/10.1103/physrevb.101.195145
Wegner, A., Zhao, J., Li, J., Yang, J., Anikin, A. A., Karapetrov, G., Esfarjani, K., Louca, D., and Chatterjee, U. Wed . "Evidence for pseudo–Jahn-Teller distortions in the charge density wave phase of 1$\textit{T}-\text{TiSe}_2$". United States. https://doi.org/10.1103/physrevb.101.195145. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1800033.
@article{osti_1800033,
title = {Evidence for pseudo–Jahn-Teller distortions in the charge density wave phase of 1$\textit{T}-\text{TiSe}_2$},
author = {Wegner, A. and Zhao, J. and Li, J. and Yang, J. and Anikin, A. A. and Karapetrov, G. and Esfarjani, K. and Louca, D. and Chatterjee, U.},
abstractNote = {Here, the charge density wave (CDW) instability in 1$\textit{T}-\text{TiSe}_2$ is revisited to investigate its electronic and structural origins using angle resolved photoemission spectroscopy (ARPES), neutron diffraction, and density functional theory (DFT) calculations. The evidence for Jahn-Teller (JT)-like distortions in the CDW state is provided from the local structure analysis that shows splitting of the Ti-Se bonds into short and long. The magnitude of the split is inconsistent with the commonly accepted Di Salvo model for the structural distortions in the CDW phase. From the APRES data, it is deduced that a nontrivial temperature-dependent energy shift of the Se $4\textit{p}$ valence bands occurs, but is absent for the Ti $3\textit{d}$ conduction bands. Collectively, these observations suggest that a JT-like mechanism is most likely central to the CDW instability in 1$\textit{T}-\text{TiSe}_2$.},
doi = {10.1103/physrevb.101.195145},
journal = {Physical Review B},
number = 19,
volume = 101,
place = {United States},
year = {Wed May 27 00:00:00 EDT 2020},
month = {Wed May 27 00:00:00 EDT 2020}
}

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