Break of symmetry at the surface of IrTe 2 upon phase transition measured by x-ray photoelectron diffraction

Abstract IrTe 2 undergoes a series of charge-ordered phase transitions below room temperature that are characterized by the formation of stripes of Ir dimers of different periodicities. Full hemispherical x-ray photoelectron diffraction (XPD) experiments have been performed to investigate the atomic...

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Published inJournal of physics. Condensed matter Vol. 34; no. 7; p. 75001
Main Authors Rumo, Maxime, Pulkkinen, Aki, Ma, KeYuan, von Rohr, Fabian O, Muntwiler, Matthias, Monney, Claude
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published 16.02.2022
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Summary:Abstract IrTe 2 undergoes a series of charge-ordered phase transitions below room temperature that are characterized by the formation of stripes of Ir dimers of different periodicities. Full hemispherical x-ray photoelectron diffraction (XPD) experiments have been performed to investigate the atomic position changes undergone near the surface of 1 T -IrTe 2 in the first-order phase transition, from the (1 × 1) phase to the (5 × 1) phase. Comparison between experiment and simulation allows us to identify the consequence of the dimerization on the Ir atoms local environment. We report that XPD permits to unveil the break of symmetry of IrTe 2 trigonal to a monoclinic unit cell and confirm the occurrence of the (5 × 1) reconstruction within the first few layers below the surface with a staircase-like stacking of dimers.
ISSN:0953-8984
1361-648X
DOI:10.1088/1361-648X/ac3a45