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Charge density wave (CDW) orders in YNiC2 are studied by means of combined experimental and computational techniques. On the experimental side, single crystals grown by the floating-zone method were examined by means of x-ray diffraction, as well as transport and thermal techniques. Density functional theory (DFT) calculations founded on the experimentally determined parent and CDW-modified crystal structures provide details of electronic and phononic structures as well as electron-phonon coupling and resolve changes inflicted upon entering the different CDW phases. Thereby, contrasting effects of subsequently emerging CDW states characterized by incommensurate q1ic and commensurate q2c modulation vectors are revealed. The former state, on-setting below T1ic = 305 K, weakly modifies the electronic structure by opening an almost isotropic gap on a minor part of the Fermi surface (FS). The latter phase, which takes over below T2c = 272 K has a more pronounced impact on physical properties via a decomposition of larger parts of the FS. These dissimilar behaviors are directly reflected in the electronic transport anisotropy, which is significantly weakened in the q2c -type CDW state. As revealed by our DFT studies, CDW phases are very close in energy and their origin is directly related to the anisotropy of electron-phonon coupling, which is linked to a specific orbital character of related FS sheets. Specific heat and thermal expansion studies reveal a nearly reversible first-order phase transition at around T2c = 272 K, where both CDW phases coexist within a T interval of about 10 K.
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Simone Di Cataldo
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Berthold Stöger Dr
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Lisa Reisinger
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Emilie Morineau
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Herwig Michor
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- Category:
- Articles
- Type:
- artykuły w czasopismach
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PHYSICAL REVIEW B
no. 111,
ISSN: 2469-9950 - Language:
- English
- Publication year:
- 2025
- Bibliographic description:
- Roman M., Di Cataldo S., Stöger B., Reisinger L., Morineau E., Kolincio K., Michor H.: Competing charge density wave phases in YNiC2// PHYSICAL REVIEW B -,iss. 19 (2025), s.1-14
- DOI:
- Digital Object Identifier (open in new tab) 10.1103/physrevb.111.195101
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- Free publication
- Verified by:
- Gdańsk University of Technology
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