a right-handed chiral CDW. The space inversion of three nesting axes inverts the sign of H$_{CDW}$ (right-handed to left-handed) (Fig. 4). If we view the CDW system macroscopically, there is chirality. Therefore, we predict that there will be CDW component stacking in a CDW system where H$_{CDW}$ ̸ = 0 and therefore the CDWs themselves will have chirality. 

In conclusion, we discovered chiral CDWs in TiSe$_{2}$ by using STM and optical measure- ment. We predict that a chiral electron structure is achieved in 3D nesting CDWs. CDWs lose their 3-fold symmetry with helical stacking and the CDW system achieves chirality. There is a new degree of freedom in a CDW system. 

Originally, the phase transition mechanism in TiSe$_{2}$ had remained a mystery. Several models such as an excitonic insulator [11] or the band Jahn-Terrer effect[12] attempted to explain the unique transition in terms of electronic structure in k -space, and experimental results have not validated these models completely. Our discovery may help to solve this problem. That is, the anomalously broad peak with a width of 100 K in the resistivity in the phase transition [8] may be a consequence of the frustration of left-handed and right-handed phases. 

We thank K. Yamaya and T. Toshima for providing advices on sample preparation. We also thank K. Inagaki, T. Matsuura and H. Nobukane for measuring the electrical property. And we thank N. Hatakenaka for helpful comments. This work was supported by the 21COE program on ”Topological Science and Technology” from Ministry of Education, Culture, Science and Technology of Japan. 

∗ Corresponding author: tanda@eng.hokudai.ac.jp 

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