Misconceptions associated with the origin of charge density waves

X Zhu, J Guo, J Zhang, EW Plummer - Advances in Physics: X, 2017 - Taylor & Francis
Charge density wave (CDW) is an important concept in condensed matter physics, germane
to a number of physical phenomena. But the origin of CDW is still under debate, partly …

Advances and applications in the FIREBALL ab initio tight‐binding molecular‐dynamics formalism

JP Lewis, P Jelínek, J Ortega, AA Demkov… - … status solidi (b), 2011 - Wiley Online Library
One of the outstanding advancements in electronic‐structure density‐functional methods is
the Sankey–Niklewski (SN) approach [Sankey and Niklewski, Phys. Rev. B 40, 3979 (1989)]; …

Soft Phonon, Dynamical Fluctuations, and a Reversible Phase Transition:<? format?> Indium Chains on Silicon

C González, F Flores, J Ortega - Physical review letters, 2006 - APS
The In/Si (111)-(4× 1) surface is a paradigmatic example of a quasi-one-dimensional system
showing a reversible structural and electronic (metal-insulator) phase transition when the …

Real topography, atomic relaxations, and short-range chemical interactions in atomic force microscopy: The case of the surface

Y Sugimoto, P Pou, Ó Custance, P Jelinek… - Physical Review B …, 2006 - APS
We have investigated the phases of the Sn∕ Si (111)-(3× 3) R 30° surface below 1 3 ML
coverage at room temperature by means of atomic force microscopy (AFM) and density …

Observation of a Mott Insulating Ground State for at Low Temperature

R Cortés, A Tejeda, J Lobo, C Didiot, B Kierren… - Physical review …, 2006 - APS
We report an investigation on the properties of 0.33 ML of Sn on Ge (111) at temperatures
down to 5 K. Low-energy electron diffraction and scanning tunneling microscopy show that …

Fermi surface of LaSb2 and direct observation of a CDW transition

I Palacio, J Obando-Guevara, L Chen, MN Nair… - Applied Surface …, 2023 - Elsevier
We have studied the temperature-dependent electronic structure of the light rare-earth
antimonide LaSb 2 by combining angle-resolved photoemission (ARPES) measurements …

Intrinsic Character of the to Phase Transition in

I Brihuega, O Custance, R Pérez… - Physical review …, 2005 - APS
We have investigated the (3× 3) to (3× 3) reversible phase transition in P b/S i (111) by
means of variable temperature scanning tunneling microscopy and density functional first …

Studying the microscopic nature of diffusion with helium-3 spin-echo

AP Jardine, G Alexandrowicz, H Hedgeland… - Physical chemistry …, 2009 - pubs.rsc.org
Helium-3 spin-echo (3HeSE) is a powerful, new experimental technique for studying
dynamical phenomena at surfaces with ultra-high energy resolution. Resolution is achieved …

Competing charge ordering and Mott phases in a correlated Sn/Ge (111) two-dimensional triangular lattice

R Cortés, A Tejeda, J Lobo-Checa, C Didiot… - Physical Review B …, 2013 - APS
We take advantage of complementary high-resolution experimental techniques and
theoretical tools to get insight into the α-Sn/Ge (111) triangular lattice surface consisting of …

Giant electron-phonon interaction for a prototypical semiconductor interface:

MN Nair, I Palacio, A Mascaraque, EG Michel… - Physical Review B, 2023 - APS
We report an experimental and theoretical study of the electron-phonon coupling for α-
Sn/Ge (111), a prototypical triangular lattice surface, closely related to Sn/Si (111)-(3× 3) …