Strain-coupled charge-density waves in a linear conductor

G. A. Thomas; D. E. Moncton; F. Wudl; M. Kaplan; P. A. Lee

doi:10.1103/PhysRevLett.41.486

Strain-coupled charge-density waves in a linear conductor

G. A. Thomas, D. E. Moncton, F. Wudl, M. Kaplan, P. A. Lee

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X-ray studies of tetrathiafulvalenium-thiocyanate [TTF(SCN)0.588] show a Peierls instability with one-dimensional charge-density waves near 300 K followed by three-dimensional order at Tc=180 K. Below Tc, an interchain competition between both elastic forces and Coulomb interactions drives a temperature-dependent monoclinic strain. A Landau theory including both charge-density and strain order parameters describes the relative TTF chain slip and the superlattice phase variation.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	486-490
Number of pages	5
Journal	Physical Review Letters
Volume	41
Issue number	7
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.41.486
State	Published - 1978
Externally published	Yes

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