Charge density waves (CDWs) states often appear in low-dimensional electronic systems, which are periodic modulations of the density of conducting electrons in solids. Layered dichalcogenides provide the most well-studied examples, among which TiSe
2 was one of the first discovered CDW-bearing materials. It has been found that as Cu is doped into TiSe
2 to form Cu
xTiSe
2, the CDW transition is continuously suppressed with increasing Cu doping concentration, and a new superconducting state appears around x = 0.04
[1]. Here we investigate the evolution of resistance, magnetoresistance, and Hall resistance of single-crystal samples of Cu
xTiSe
2 at different temperatures and pressures for doping concentrations of x = 0.02. It can be seen that Cu
0.02TiSe undergoes a CDW phase transition near 155 K as temperature decreases, but the sign of the Hall coefficient remains negative. Meanwhile, negative magnetoresistance appears at low temperatures. As pressure increases, the CDW is gradually completely suppressed and the energy bands are dominated by electron-type carriers before the collapse of the CDW phase transition and reverse into the hole-type one after the collapse of CDW. Meanwhile, the sign of the Hall coefficient changes from negative to positive.
[1]Morosan, E., et al. Superconductivity in CuxTiSe2. Nature Physics 2.8 (2006): 544-550.