Divergence in the behavior of the charge density wave in RETe3 (RE = rare-earth element) with temperature and RE element

Christos D Malliakas; Mercouri G Kanatzidis

doi:10.1021/ja0641608

Divergence in the behavior of the charge density wave in RETe3 (RE = rare-earth element) with temperature and RE element

J Am Chem Soc. 2006 Oct 4;128(39):12612-3. doi: 10.1021/ja0641608.

Authors

Christos D Malliakas¹, Mercouri G Kanatzidis

Affiliation

¹ Department of Chemistry, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI 48824, USA.

PMID: 17002331
DOI: 10.1021/ja0641608

Abstract

Comparable changes in the volume of RETe3 materials caused by temperature and RE size have opposite trends to the incommensurate charge density wave modulation. This is unique behavior among all reported charge density wave materials.