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Mutual stabilization of charge-density-wave and monoclinic distortion in sulfur at high pressures

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Moulding,  Owen
Physics of Quantum Materials, Max Planck Institute for Chemical Physics of Solids, Max Planck Society;

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Moulding, O., Conway, L. J., Osmond, I., Cross, S., Hermann, A., Buhot, J., et al. (2023). Mutual stabilization of charge-density-wave and monoclinic distortion in sulfur at high pressures. Physical Review Research, 5(4): 043188, pp. 1-11. doi:10.1103/PhysRevResearch.5.043188.


Cite as: https://hdl.handle.net/21.11116/0000-000E-2BFA-9
Abstract
The charge-density-wave (CDW) amplitude mode of the high-pressure sulfur-IV phase is observed between 83 and 146 GPa using Raman spectroscopy. The energy of this excitation softens with pressure yet remains finite at νCDW>100cm-1 up to the critical pressure, which is indicative of a weakly first-order transition. Our ab initio calculations show that the finite energy of the excitation originates from the coupling and mutual stabilization of the CDW modulation and a monoclinic lattice distortion. At the critical pressure, both the CDW modulation and lattice distortion disappear simultaneously. Due to the prevalence of CDW phases, this coupling between the CDW modulation and lattice distortion is expected to be relevant for a wide variety of elements and compounds. © 2023 authors. Published by the American Physical Society. Published by the American Physical Society under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International license. Further distribution of this work must maintain attribution to the author(s) and the published article's title, journal citation, and DOI.