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Electronic systems with quasi-one-dimensional (Q1D) Fermi surface tend to form either a charge-density-wave (CDW) or a spin-density-wave (SDW) ground state at low temperatures due to one-dimensional instabilities. Among various CDW states, surface CDWs are different from that within the bulk due to the reduced dimensionality. Here we report the systematic investigation of charge density modulation on the surface of in-situ cleaved TaTe4 crystal by means of low temperature scanning tunneling microscopy/spectroscopy (STM/S), corroborated with density functional theory (DFT) calculation. Well-defined Q1D modulation (4a, 6c) accompanied with a periodic lattice distortion is clearly observed on the (010) cleaved surface, distinct from that of its bulk CDW (2a×2a×3c). Tunneling spectroscopic measurements reveal a partially-opened energy gap about 23 meV around Fermi level. Such gap shows similar spatial variation with the periodicity of surface modulation and diminishes subsequently as temperature rises, which indicates a novel surface-related CDW gap states. The surface modulation vectors fit well with the Fermi surface nesting vectors, derived from the calculated Fermi surfaces. Surprisingly, such surface modulation can be suppressed greatly by applying vertical magnetic field and a critical field about 9.05 Tesla can be estimated from field-dependent data. Our results demonstrate that this unique CDW modulation is strongly related to Fermi surface nesting mediated electron-electron coupling due to the reduced dimensionality of the surface, and can be readily tuned by relatively small magnetic field.

Discovery of an unconventional charge modulation on the surface of charge-density-wave material TaTe4

Discovery of an unconventional charge modulation on the surface of charge-density-wave material TaTe₄