Charge modulation and structural transformation in TaTe2 studied by scanning tunneling microscopy/spectroscopy

Feng, Jiagui; Tan, Andrew; Wagner, Sean; Liu, Jinyu; Mao, Zhiqiang; Ke, Xianglin; Zhang, Pengpeng

doi:10.1063/1.4958616

Title: Charge modulation and structural transformation in TaTe₂ studied by scanning tunneling microscopy/spectroscopy

Journal Article · Mon Jul 11 00:00:00 EDT 2016 · Applied Physics Letters

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4958616· OSTI ID:1467851

Feng, Jiagui ^[1]; Tan, Andrew ^[1]; Wagner, Sean ^[1];

^[2]; Mao, Zhiqiang ^[2]; Ke, Xianglin ^[1]; Zhang, Pengpeng ^[1]

Michigan State Univ., East Lansing, MI (United States). Dept. of Physics and Astronomy
Tulane Univ., New Orleans, LA (United States). Dept. of Physics and Engineering Physics

Here, we show that the (3 × 1) stripe structure observed in TaTe₂ at room temperature arises from the formation of Ta⁴⁺–Ta⁴⁺ dimer chains along with a separate chain of Ta³⁺. More importantly, we reveal an intriguing lattice distortion and charge modulation at low temperature, which suggests an interplay and competition between the triple-axis (3 × 3) charge density wave-like modulation and the single-axis (3 × 1) stripe configuration. This work highlights the importance of TaTe₂ as an alternative platform with rich structural and electrical phases to explore charge-lattice coupling.

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Research Organization:: Michigan State Univ., East Lansing, MI (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES); National Science Foundation (NSF)

Grant/Contract Number:: SC0006400; DMR-1410417; SC0012432

OSTI ID:: 1467851

Alternate ID(s):: OSTI ID: 1261219

Journal Information:: Applied Physics Letters, Vol. 109, Issue 2; ISSN 0003-6951

Publisher:: American Institute of Physics (AIP)Copyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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