Abstract
We investigate the three-dimensional electronic structure of the seminal charge-density-wave (CDW) material by soft x-ray angle-resolved photoelectron spectroscopy and density functional theory. Our results reveal the pronounced 3D character of the electronic structure formed in the quasi-two-dimensional layered crystal structure. In particular, we find a strong dispersion along excluding a nesting-driven CDW formation based on experimental data. The 3D-like band structure of has strong implications for the intriguing phase competition of CDW order with superconductivity.
- Received 8 November 2017
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevB.97.235122
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