Pressure induced topological and structural phase transitions in 1T-TiSe2: a Raman study
High pressure Raman spectroscopy studies on 1T-TiSe2 were carried out up to ~20.5 GPa. Based on the anomalies in phonon linewidth (lifetime) and phonon frequency of A1g mode, we observe three transitions at ~2.5 GPa, ~6.0 GPa and ~15 GPa. The transitions at ~2.5 and ~6.0 GPa are the two topological...
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Published in | Journal of physics. Condensed matter Vol. 31; no. 16; p. 165401 |
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Main Authors | , , , , |
Format | Journal Article |
Language | English |
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IOP Publishing
24.04.2019
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Summary: | High pressure Raman spectroscopy studies on 1T-TiSe2 were carried out up to ~20.5 GPa. Based on the anomalies in phonon linewidth (lifetime) and phonon frequency of A1g mode, we observe three transitions at ~2.5 GPa, ~6.0 GPa and ~15 GPa. The transitions at ~2.5 and ~6.0 GPa are the two topological phase transitions consistent with the theoretical prediction by Zhu et al in 1T-TiSe2 under pressure, namely, a topological trivial to non-trivial transition (Z2 = 1) and topological non-trivial to trivial transition (Z2 = 0). The trigonal (1T) phase of TiSe2 is stable up to ~15 GPa beyond which it undergoes structural transition as seen from the appearance of new Raman modes. There is a coexistence of the 1T and the new high-pressure phase up to ~19 GPa. The structural transition is completely reversible as seen from the appearance of 1T phase Raman spectra upon release of the pressure. |
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Bibliography: | JPCM-112929.R1 ObjectType-Article-1 SourceType-Scholarly Journals-1 ObjectType-Feature-2 content type line 23 |
ISSN: | 0953-8984 1361-648X |
DOI: | 10.1088/1361-648X/ab01bb |