Influence of Ti doping on the incommensurate charge density wave in 1T-TaS2

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Beitragende

  • X. M. Chen - , University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (Autor:in)
  • A. J. Miller - , University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (Autor:in)
  • C. Nugroho - , University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (Autor:in)
  • G. A. De La Peña - , University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (Autor:in)
  • Y. I. Joe - , University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (Autor:in)
  • A. Kogar - , University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (Autor:in)
  • J. D. Brock - , Cornell University (Autor:in)
  • J. Geck - , Leibniz Institute for Solid State and Materials Research Dresden (Autor:in)
  • G. J. Macdougall - , University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (Autor:in)
  • S. L. Cooper - , University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (Autor:in)
  • E. Fradkin - , University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (Autor:in)
  • D. J. Van Harlingen - , University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (Autor:in)
  • P. Abbamonte - , University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (Autor:in)

Abstract

We report temperature-dependent transport and x-ray diffraction measurements of the influence of Ti hole doping on the charge density wave (CDW) in 1T-Ta1-xTixS2. Confirming past studies, we find that even trace impurities eliminate the low-temperature commensurate (C) phase in this system. Surprisingly, the magnitude of the in-plane component of the CDW wave vector in the nearly commensurate (NC) phase does not change significantly with Ti concentration, as might be expected from a changing Fermi surface volume. Instead, the angle of the CDW in the basal plane rotates, from 11.9- at x=0 to 16.4- at x=0.12. Ti substitution also leads to an extended region of coexistence between incommensurate (IC) and NC phases, indicating heterogeneous nucleation near the transition. Finally, we explain a resistive anomaly originally observed by Di Salvo [F. J. Di Salvo et al., Phys. Rev. B 12, 2220 (1975)0556-280510.1103/PhysRevB.12.2220] as arising from pinning of the CDW on the crystal lattice. Our study highlights the importance of commensuration effects in the NC phase, particularly at x∼0.08.

Details

OriginalspracheEnglisch
Aufsatznummer245113
FachzeitschriftPhysical Review B - Condensed Matter and Materials Physics
Jahrgang91
Ausgabenummer24
PublikationsstatusVeröffentlicht - 8 Juni 2015
Peer-Review-StatusJa
Extern publiziertJa

Externe IDs

ORCID /0000-0002-2438-0672/work/158767772