Electronic properties of correlated metals in the vicinity of a charge-order transition: Optical spectroscopy ofα−(BEDT−TTF)2MHg(SCN)4(M=NH4, Rb, Tl)
Electronic properties of correlated metals in the vicinity of a charge-order transition: Optical spectroscopy ofα−(BEDT−TTF)2MHg(SCN)4(M=NH4, Rb, Tl)
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电荷级跃迁附近相关金属的电子性质:α−(BEDT−TTF)2MHg(SCN)4(M=NH4, Rb, Tl) 的光谱
DOI:
10.1103/physrevb.74.235121
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发表时间:
2006
影响因子:
3.7
通讯作者:
J. Schlueter
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作者:
N. Drichko;M. Dressel;C. Kuntscher;A. Pashkin;A. Greco;J. Merino;J. Schlueter
The infrared spectra of the quasi-two-dimensional organic conductors $\alpha$-(BEDT-TTF)$_2$$M$Hg(SCN)$_4$ ($M$ = NH$_4$, Rb, Tl) were measured in the range from 50 to 7000 \cm down to low temperatures in order to explore the influence of electronic correlations in quarter-filled metals. The interpretation of electronic spectra was confirmed by measurements of pressure dependant reflectance of $\alpha$-(BEDT-TTF)$_2$KHg(SCN)$_4$ at T=300 K. The signatures of charge order fluctuations become more pronounced when going from the NH$_4$ salt to Rb and further to Tl compounds. On reducing the temperature, the metallic character of the optical response in the NH$_4$ and Rb salts increases, and the effective mass diminishes. For the Tl compound, clear signatures of charge order are found albeit the metallic properties still dominate. From the temperature dependence of the electronic scattering rate the crossover temperature is estimated below which the coherent charge-carriers response sets in. The observations are in excellent agreement with recent theoretical predictions for a quarter-filled metallic system close to charge order.