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Electron-lattice coupling effects in low dimensional materials give rise to charge density wave (CDW) order and phase transitions. These phenomena are critical ingredients for superconductivity and predominantly occur in metallic model…

The electronic orders appearing in condensed matter systems are originating from the precise arrangement of atoms constituting the crystal as well as their nature. This teneous relationship can lead to highly different phases in condensed…

The emergence of a charge density wave (CDW) in a Weyl semimetal -- a correlated topological phase, is exceptionally rare in condensed matter systems. In this context, the quasi-one-dimensional type-III Weyl semimetal (TaSe$_4$)$_2$I…

Charge density waves (CDWs) in two-dimensional (2D) materials have been a major focus of research in condensed matter physics for several decades due to their potential for quantum-based technologies. In particular, CDWs can induce a…

Materials Science · Physics 2026-05-15 Martin Gutierrez-Amigo , Fang Yuan , Davide Campi , Leslie M. Schoop , Maia G. Vergniory , Ion Errea

Charge-density-wave (CDW) order in correlated metals originates in a peaked electronic susceptibility at a finite wavevector $\mathbf Q_0$, set either by Fermi-surface features (nesting or saddle-point singularities) or by momentum-resolved…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2026-04-23 Han Huang

New quantum phenomena are continuously being discovered in 2D systems. In particular, the charge density wave (CDW) has the aspect of a quantum crystal with a macroscopic wave function (order parameter), so unlike quantum liquids…

Strongly Correlated Electrons · Physics 2022-08-16 Keiji Nakatsugawa , Tatsuhiko N. Ikeda , Takeshi Toshima , Satoshi Tanda

Charge density wave, or CDW, is usually associated with Fermi surfaces nesting. We here report a new CDW mechanism discovered in a 2H-structured transition metal dichalcogenide, where the two essential ingredients of CDW are realized in…

Strongly Correlated Electrons · Physics 2011-11-09 D. W. Shen , B. P. Xie , J. F. Zhao , L. X. Yang , L. Fang , J. Shi , R. H. He , D. H. Lu , H. H. Wen , D. L. Feng

Using single crystal neutron and x-ray diffraction, we discovered a charge density wave (CDW) below 320 K, which accounts for the long-sought origin of the heat capacity and resistivity anomalies in UPt2Si2. The modulation wavevector, Qmod,…

Charge density waves (CDW) are modulations of the electron density and the atomic lattice that develop in some crystalline materials at low temperature. We report an unusual example of a CDW in BaFe$_2$Al$_9$ below 100 K. In contrast to the…

The concept of a Charge Density Wave (CDW) permeates much of condensed matter physics and chemistry. Conceptually, CDWs have their origin rooted in the instability of a one-dimensional system described by Peierls. The extension of this…

Materials Science · Physics 2015-03-09 Xuetao Zhu , Yanwei Cao , Jiandi Zhang , E. W. Plummer , Jiandong Guo

The spatially uniform electronic density characteristic of a metal can become unstable at low temperatures, leading to the formation of charge density waves (CDWs). These CDWs, observed in dichalcogenides, cuprates, and pnictides arise from…

The compound CuTe (vulcanite) undergoes a quasi one dimensional charge density wave (CDW) at $T< T_{\mathrm{CDW}}=335$ K with a $5\times1\times2$ periodicity. The mechanism at its origin is debated. Several theoretical works claimed that…

Materials Science · Physics 2023-08-02 Marco Campetella , Giovanni Marini , Jianqiang Sky Zhou , Matteo Calandra

Charge-density-wave (CDW) materials having a strong electron-phonon coupling provide a powerful platform for investigating the intricate interplay between lattice fluctuations and a macroscopic quantum order. Using time- and angle-resolved…

A charge density wave (CDW) is one of the fundamental instabilities of the Fermi surface occurring in a wide range of quantum materials. In dimensions higher than one, where Fermi surface nesting can play only a limited role, the selection…

The interplay between charge density wave (CDW) order and superconductivity has attracted much attention. This is the central issue of along standing debate in simple transition metal dichalcogenides without strong electronic correlations,…

Using angle-resolved photoemission spectroscopy (ARPES) and low-energy electron diffraction (LEED), together with density-functional theory (DFT) calculation, we report the formation of charge density wave (CDW) and its interplay with the…

Strongly Correlated Electrons · Physics 2020-11-24 Peng Li , Baijiang Lv , Yuan Fang , Wei Guo , Zhongzheng Wu , Yi Wu , Cheng-Maw Cheng , Dawei Shen , Yuefeng Nie , Luca Petaccia , Chao Cao , Zhu-An Xu , Yang Liu

The charge density wave (CDW) is a macroscopic quantum state characterized by long-range lattice distortion and modulated charge density. Conventionally, CDWs compete with other electronic orders (e.g. superconductivity) and are suppressed…

Strongly Correlated Electrons · Physics 2025-07-23 Liucheng Chen , Mingwei Ma , Xiaohui Yu , Fang Hong

We report our study on unconventional charge density waves (UCDW) (i.e. a charge density wave with wavevector dependent gap) in pure quasi-one dimensional conductors. We develop a new possible mechanism of establishment of such a low…

Strongly Correlated Electrons · Physics 2009-11-11 András Ványolos , Balázs Dóra , Attila Virosztek

The origin of the charge density wave (CDW) in transition metal dichalcognides has been in hot debate and no conclusive agreement has been reached. Here, we propose an ab-initio framework for an accurate description of both Fermi surface…

Materials Science · Physics 2022-08-16 Zishen Wang , Chuan Chen , Jinchao Mo , Jun Zhou , Kian Ping Loh , Yuan Ping Feng

Transition metal dichalcogenides have been actively studied for their intriguing charge density wave (CDW) formations and their impacts on material properties. Among these, 1T-TiSe$_2$ is well-known to exhibit a 2$\times$2$\times$2 CDW…

Materials Science · Physics 2025-09-09 Seungrok Mun , Woojin Choi , Hayoon Im , Sung-Kwan Mo , Choongyu Hwang , Jinwoong Hwang , Heung-Sik Kim