The transition metal trichalcogenides (TMTs) are specific due to their diverse Fermi surface instabilities. With the quasi-1D chains arranged in a van der Waals structure, charge density wave (CDW) and superconducting (SC) phases, TMTs appear as an ideal platform for studying collective quantum phenomena in a response to external parameters (such as strain and temperature) and internal ones (doping and intercalation).

The main objective of the Project is to investigate the effects of symmetry breaking strain field on Fermi surface instabilities in TMTs, specifically ZrTe3, ZrTe3-xSex, Zr1-xHfxTe3, NixZrTe3 and CuxZrTe3. Spectroscopic analysis will be employed to study lattice dynamics as well as spin and charge excitations, taking into account the dependence on both, external and internal parameters.

Exploring the possible effects of strain field on the TMTs has an aim to provide an insight into manipulation and control of their properties, and thus to obtain information which might lead to implementation and development of devices with customized functionalities.