Absence of Local Fluctuating Dimers in Superconducting Ir${}_{1-x}$(Pt,Rh)${}_x$Te${}_2$

R. Yu, S. Banerjee, H. Lei +6

The compound IrTe2 is known to exhibit a transition to a modulated state featuring Ir-Ir dimers, with large associated atomic displacements. Partial substitution of Pt or Rh for Ir…