Structural phase transition in IrTe${}_2$: A combined study of optical spectroscopy and band structure calculations

A. F. Fang, G. Xu, T. Dong +2

Ir${}_{1-x}$Pt${}_x$Te${}_2$ is an interesting system showing competing phenomenon between structural instability and superconductivity. Due to the large atomic numbers of Ir and Te, the…