Atomic origin of the scanning tunneling microscopy images of charge-density-waves on 1T-TaSe2

We show atomically resolved scanning tunneling microscopy (STM) images of charge density waves (CDWs) at room temperature together with angle-resolved photoelectron band-mapping of 1T-TaSe2. By comparing the results of these two techniques, we demonstrate the atomic structure of the CDW-features observed by the STM and atomic origin of the reconstructed band-structure in this material. (c) 2007 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.