Structural versus electronic distortions in IrTe2 with broken symmetry
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- Title
- Structural versus electronic distortions in IrTe2 with broken symmetry
- Authors
- Kim, HS; Kim, TH; Yang, J; Cheong, SW; Yeom, HW
- Date Issued
- 2014-11-05
- Publisher
- American Physical Society
- Abstract
- We investigate atomic and electronic structures of the intriguing low-temperature phase of IrTe2 using high-resolution scanning tunneling microscopy and spectroscopy. We confirm various stripe superstructures such as x3, x5, and x8. The strong vertical and lateral distortions of the lattice for the stripe structures are observed in agreement with recent calculations. The spatial modulations of electronic density of states are clearly identified as separated from the structural distortions. These structural and spectroscopic characteristics are not consistent with the charge-density wave and soliton lattice model proposed recently. Instead, we show that the Ir (Te) dimerization together with the Ir 5d charge ordering can explain these superstructures, supporting the Ir dimerization mechanism of the phase transition.
- URI
- https://oasis.postech.ac.kr/handle/2014.oak/13483
- DOI
- 10.1103/PHYSREVB.90.201103
- ISSN
- 1098-0121
- Article Type
- Article
- Citation
- PHYSICAL REVIEW B, vol. 90, no. 20, page. 201103, 2014-11-05
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