Microscopic Origin of Chiral Charge Density Wave in TiSe2
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| author | Kim, Hyeonjung Jin, Kyung-Hwan Yeom, Han Woong |
| author_facet | Kim, Hyeonjung Jin, Kyung-Hwan Yeom, Han Woong |
| contents | Chiral charge density wave (CDW) is widely observed in low dimensional systems to be entangled with various emerging phases but its microscopic origin has been elusive. We reinvestigate the representative but debated chiral CDW of TiSe$_{2}$ using scanning tunneling microscopy (STM) and density functional theory (DFT) calculations. Our STM data reveal unambiguously the chiral distortion of the topmost Se layer in domains of opposite chirality, which are interfaced with a novel domain wall. DFT calculations find the atomic structure of the chiral CDW, which has a $C2$ symmetry with the inversion and reflection symmetry broken. The chirality is determined by the helicity of Se-Ti bond distortions and their translation between neighboring layers. The present structure reproduces well the STM images with lower energy than the prevailing non-chiral $P\bar{3}c1$ structure model. Our result provides the atomistic understanding of the CDW chirality in TiSe$_{2}$, which can be referred to in a wide class of monolayer and layered materials with CDW. |
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| spellingShingle | Microscopic Origin of Chiral Charge Density Wave in TiSe2 Kim, Hyeonjung Jin, Kyung-Hwan Yeom, Han Woong Strongly Correlated Electrons Materials Science Chiral charge density wave (CDW) is widely observed in low dimensional systems to be entangled with various emerging phases but its microscopic origin has been elusive. We reinvestigate the representative but debated chiral CDW of TiSe$_{2}$ using scanning tunneling microscopy (STM) and density functional theory (DFT) calculations. Our STM data reveal unambiguously the chiral distortion of the topmost Se layer in domains of opposite chirality, which are interfaced with a novel domain wall. DFT calculations find the atomic structure of the chiral CDW, which has a $C2$ symmetry with the inversion and reflection symmetry broken. The chirality is determined by the helicity of Se-Ti bond distortions and their translation between neighboring layers. The present structure reproduces well the STM images with lower energy than the prevailing non-chiral $P\bar{3}c1$ structure model. Our result provides the atomistic understanding of the CDW chirality in TiSe$_{2}$, which can be referred to in a wide class of monolayer and layered materials with CDW. |
| title | Microscopic Origin of Chiral Charge Density Wave in TiSe2 |
| topic | Strongly Correlated Electrons Materials Science |
| url | https://arxiv.org/abs/2401.01669 |