Influence of surface relaxations on scanning probe microscopy images of
the charge density wave material 2H-NbSe$_2$
Influence of surface relaxations on scanning probe microscopy images of
the charge density wave material 2H-NbSe$_2$
Scanning tunneling microscopy is the method of choice for characterizing charge density waves by imaging the variation in atomic-scale contrast of the surface. Due to the measurement principle of scanning tunneling microscopy, the electronic and lattice degrees of freedom are convoluted, making it difficult to disentangle a structural displacement from …