Noise and ac-dc interference phenomena in the charge-density-wave conductor K0.3MoO
Noise and ac-dc interference phenomena in the charge-density-wave conductor K0.3MoO
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电荷密度波导体 K0.3MoO 中的噪声和交直流干扰现象
DOI:
10.1103/physrevb.39.3026
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发表时间:
1989
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通讯作者:
Zettl
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作者:
Hundley;Zettl
We demonstrate that extremely thin (l1 \ensuremath{\mu}m thick) samples of the charge-density-wave (CDW) conductor ${\mathrm{K}}_{0.3}$${\mathrm{MoO}}_{3}$ display high-quality narrow-band noise spectra when driven by a dc electric field. In the presence of combined dc and large-amplitude ac fields, the CDW becomes mode locked to the external signal, giving rise to Shapiro steps in the dc I-V characteristics. In the presence of combined dc and small-amplitude ac fields, distinct resonance features in the complex ac conductivity \ensuremath{\sigma}(\ensuremath{\omega}) are observed whenever the internal and external frequencies coincide. Analysis of the Shapiro-step interference suggests that the ac-dc interference arises from a direct coupling between the driving fields and the low-frequency dielectric relaxation mode in ${\mathrm{K}}_{0.3}$${\mathrm{MoO}}_{3}$. Resonances in the ac conductivity are shown to be analogous to those present in a phase-shifted resonant harmonic oscillator. Both noise and interference experiments yield a ratio between the narrow-band noise frequency and the CDW current-density of ${f}_{\mathrm{NBN}/{J}_{\mathrm{CDW}}}$=12\ifmmode\pm\else\textpm\fi{}3 kHz ${\mathrm{cm}}^{2}$/A, suggesting that the intrinsic pinning potential in ${\mathrm{K}}_{0.3}$${\mathrm{MoO}}_{3}$ has a periodicity equal to the CDW wavelength.