Daniel J. Coady, Amanda C. Engler, et al.
ACS Macro Letters
The effects of lattice distortion driven charge density waves on the 1T polytype of TaS2 are reported. The results of a raman study of this transition metal dichalcogenide show features consistent with results previously reported using resistivity and electron diffraction techniques. The possibility of the presence of a phason mode in the raman spectra is suggested and the temperature dependence of this mode is fitted to the expected functional form. © 1977.