Abstract
In this project, we propose an investigation by specialized X-ray based techniques of the charge density wave (CDW) order in the novel transition metal dichalcogenide ZrTe_{2}. When doped with Ni (Ni_{x}ZrTe_{2}), it is suggested by transport measurements that this novel material undergoes a CDW transition with a transition temperature (T) of about T_{\text{CDW}}=285 K. This same material…