Emergence of charge density waves and a pseudogap in single-layer TiTe2

P. Chen; Woei Wu Pai; Y.-H. Chan; A. Takayama; C.-Z. Xu; A. Karn; S. Hasegawa; M. Y. Chou; S.-K. Mo; A.-V. Fedorov; T.-C. Chiang

doi:10.1038/s41467-017-00641-1

Nature Communications (Sep 2017)

Emergence of charge density waves and a pseudogap in single-layer TiTe2

P. Chen,
Woei Wu Pai,
Y.-H. Chan,
A. Takayama,
C.-Z. Xu,
A. Karn,
S. Hasegawa,
M. Y. Chou,
S.-K. Mo,
A.-V. Fedorov,
T.-C. Chiang

Affiliations

P. Chen: Department of Physics, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Woei Wu Pai: Center for Condensed Matter Sciences, National Taiwan University
Y.-H. Chan: Institute of Atomic and Molecular Sciences, Academia Sinica
A. Takayama: Department of Physics, University of Tokyo
C.-Z. Xu: Department of Physics, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
A. Karn: Center for Condensed Matter Sciences, National Taiwan University
S. Hasegawa: Department of Physics, University of Tokyo
M. Y. Chou: Department of Physics, National Taiwan University
S.-K. Mo: Advanced Light Source, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
A.-V. Fedorov: Advanced Light Source, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
T.-C. Chiang: Department of Physics, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-017-00641-1
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 8, no. 1
pp. 1 – 6

Abstract

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Due to reduced dimensionality, the properties of 2D materials are often different from their 3D counterparts. Here, the authors identify the emergence of a unique charge density wave (CDW) order in monolayer TiTe2 that challenges the current understanding of CDW formation.

Published in Nature Communications

ISSN: 2041-1723 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science
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