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  "abstract": "Recent experiments using strain to probe the charge-density wave (CDW) of 1T-TiSe$_2$ have uncovered additional transitions and broken symmetries inside the CDW state. The elastocaloric effect reveals a second transition below $T_\\mathrm{CDW}$, which elastoresistivity shows to be associated with ferroaxial order, breaking all vertical mirror symmetries while preserving inversion. In addition, at even lower temperatures, a diverging nematic susceptibility has been reported through elastoresistivity. In this work, we argue that this rich phenomenology cannot be explained by the standard $L_1^-$ CDW order parameter, and instead requires the existence of a secondary CDW order parameter. Based on symmetry, microscopic, and diffraction considerations, we propose this subleading CDW to have $L_2^-$ symmetry. By analyzing the Landau theory of coupled $L_1^-$ and $L_2^-$ orders in the presence of strain, we reproduce the phase boundaries observed in the elastocaloric measurements and the emergence of ferroaxial order below the CDW transition. Moreover, the model supports a third threefold-rotational symmetry breaking transition at lower temperatures, consistent with the reported divergence of the nematic susceptibility.",
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  "arxiv": "2611.03478",
  "author_total": 4,
  "authors": [
    {
      "name": "Ilaria Maccari"
    },
    {
      "name": "Rafael M. Fernandes"
    },
    {
      "name": "Fernando de Juan"
    },
    {
      "name": "Maria N. Gastiasoro"
    }
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  "bibtex": "https://research.draconitic.com/paper/96069ess60wwj.bib",
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  "doi": "10.48550/arxiv.2611.03478",
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  "pdf_url": "https://arxiv.org/pdf/2611.03478",
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  "published": "2026-11-02",
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  "title": "Theory of the Ferroaxial Charge Density Wave in 1T-TiSe$_2$",
  "title_text": "Theory of the Ferroaxial Charge Density Wave in 1T-TiSe_2",
  "type": "preprint",
  "updated_at": "2026-11-03T12:21:04Z",
  "url": "https://research.draconitic.com/paper/96069ess60wwj",
  "venue": "arXiv",
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