CHARGE-DENSITY-WAVE DOMAINS IN 1T-TAS2 OBSERVED BY SATELLITE STRUCTURE IN SCANNING-TUNNELING-MICROSCOPY IMAGES

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作者
BURK, B [1 ]
THOMSON, RE [1 ]
ZETTL, A [1 ]
CLARKE, J [1 ]
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[1] UNIV CALIF BERKELEY LAWRENCE BERKELEY LAB,DIV MAT SCI,BERKELEY,CA 94720
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10.1103/PhysRevLett.66.3040
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O4 [物理学];
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0702 ;
摘要
The domain structure in the nearly commensurate charge-density-wave phase of 1T-TaS2 has been experimentally determined. Fourier-transformed scanning-tunneling-microscopy images display fine satellite structure in excellent agreement with that predicted by the amplitude- and phase-domain model of Nakanishi and Shiba. Earlier analyses of scanning-tunneling- and atomic-force-microscopy images of 1T-TaS2 in the nearly commensurate phase are shown to be inadequate for the unambiguous identification and characterization of domain structure.
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