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New phase transition in Na$_{2}$Ti$_{2}$As$_{2}$O revealed by Raman scattering

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arxiv 1601.01777 v1 pith:UXGFH22V submitted 2016-01-08 cond-mat.supr-con cond-mat.str-el

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We performed a Raman scattering study of Na$_2$Ti$_2$As$_2$O. We identified a symmetry breaking structural transition at around $T_s = 150$ K, which matches a large bump in the electrical resistivity. Several new peaks are detected below that transition. Combined with first-principles calculations, our polarization-dependent measurements suggest a charge instability driven lattice distortion along one of the Ti-O bonds that breaks the 4-fold symmetry and more than doubles the unit cell.

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