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We report the discovery, in Cu\n 0.3<\/jats:sub>\n Bi\n 2<\/jats:sub>\n Te\n 2<\/jats:sub>\n Se, of a periodic lattice distortion (PLD) at room temperature, together with a charge density wave (CDW) transition around\n T<\/jats:italic>\n d<\/jats:sub>\n \u00a0=\u00a0220 K. We also report, for the first time, a complete study of the Cu\n \n x<\/jats:sub>\n <\/jats:italic>\n Bi\n 2<\/jats:sub>\n Te\n 2<\/jats:sub>\n Se system, and the effect of Cu-intercalation on crystal structure, phonon structure, and electronic properties for 0.0\u00a0\u2264\u00a0\n x<\/jats:italic>\n \u00a0\u2264\u00a00.5. Our electron diffraction studies reveal strong Bragg spots at reciprocal lattice positions forbidden by ABC stacking, possibly resulting from stacking faults, or a superlattice. The\n c<\/jats:italic>\n -axis lattice parameter varies monotonically with\n x<\/jats:italic>\n for 0\u00a0<\u00a0\n x<\/jats:italic>\n \u00a0<\u00a00.2, but drops precipitously for higher\n x<\/jats:italic>\n . Similarly, Raman phonon modes\n \n \n \n <\/jats:tex-math>\n \n \n \n A<\/mml:mi>\n <\/mml:mrow>\n \n 1<\/mml:mn>\n g<\/mml:mi>\n <\/mml:mrow>\n \n 2<\/mml:mn>\n <\/mml:mrow>\n <\/mml:msubsup>\n <\/mml:math>\n \n <\/jats:inline-formula>\n and\n \n \n \n <\/jats:tex-math>\n \n \n \n E<\/mml:mi>\n <\/mml:mrow>\n \n g<\/mml:mi>\n <\/mml:mrow>\n \n 2<\/mml:mn>\n <\/mml:mrow>\n <\/mml:msubsup>\n <\/mml:math>\n \n <\/jats:inline-formula>\n soften monotonically for 0\u00a0<\u00a0\n x<\/jats:italic>\n \u00a0<\u00a00.2 but harden sharply for x\u00a0>\u00a00.2. This indicates that Cu likely intercalates up to\n x<\/jats:italic>\n \u00a0\u223c\u00a00.2, followed by partial site-substitutions at higher values. The resulting strain makes the 0.2\u00a0\u2264\u00a0\n x<\/jats:italic>\n \u00a0\u2264\u00a00.3 region susceptible to instabilities and distortions. Our results point toward the presence of an incommensurate CDW above\n T<\/jats:italic>\n d<\/jats:sub>\n \u00a0=\u00a0220 K. This work strengthens prevalent thought that intercalation contributes significantly to instabilities in the lattice and charge degrees of freedom in layered chalcogenides. 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