Torsional Strain of TaS$_3$ Whiskers on the Charge-Density Waves Depinning

Details Torsional Strain of TaS$_3$ Whiskers on the Charge-Density Waves Depinning Torsional Strain of TaS$_3$ Whiskers on the Charge-Density Waves Depinning

2007-02-07

arxiv.org/abs/cond-mat/0702174v1

Physics

Condensed Matter

Strongly Correlated Electrons

5 pages, 4 figures

Scientific paper

10.1103/PhysRevLett.98.206404

We find that electric current $I$ exceeding the threshold value results in torsion deformation of o-TaS$_3$ samples with one contact freely suspended. The rotation angle, $\delta \phi$, of the free end achieves several degrees and exhibits hysteresis as a function of $I$. The sign of $\delta \phi$ depends on the $I$ polarity; a polar axis along the conducting chains (the {\it c}-axis) is pointed out. We associate the effect with surface shear of the charge-density waves (CDW) coupled to the crystal shear. The current-induced torsional strain could be treated in terms of enormous piezoelectric coefficients ($>10^{-4}$ cm/V) corresponding to shear. In essence, TaS$_3$ appears to be a ready torsional actuator based on the unique intrinsic property of the CDW.

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