Square nets of tellurium: rare-earth dependent variation in the charge-density wave of RETe3 (RE = rare-earth element).
The distortions in the square tellurium nets long known to exist in the structures of the charge-density wave materials, RETe3, have been elucidated. The (Te2)1- nets contain polytelluride oligomers which propagate in a fashion incommensurate from the adjacent (RETe)+ sublattice. The new information sets the stage for a much deeper understanding of these systems.
Malliakas
Christos
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Departments of Chemistry and Physics, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI 48824, USA.
Billinge
Simon J L
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Kim
Hyun Jeong
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Kanatzidis
Mercouri G
MG