Abstract
The application of an electric field along the b axis of K0.30MoO3 in the charge-density-wave (CDW) state causes a metastable loss of transverse order as measured by x-ray diffraction. In contrast, scans parallel to the CDW modulation wave vector are resolution limited with no field-induced change of position or width. These results provide structural evidence for metastable CDW states previously seen in transport measurements.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 4099-4102 |
| Number of pages | 4 |
| Journal | Physical Review B |
| Volume | 31 |
| Issue number | 6 |
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| State | Published - 1985 |