ISSN:
1434-6036
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Physics
Notes:
Abstract. We present the optical properties of Na0.7CoO2 single crystals, measured over a broad spectral range as a function of temperature (T). The capability to cover the energy range from the far-infrared up to the ultraviolet allows us to perform reliable Kramers-Kronig transformation, in order to obtain the absorption spectrum (i.e., the complex optical conductivity). To the complex optical conductivity we apply the generalized Drude model, extracting the frequency dependence of the scattering rate ( $\Gamma$ ) and effective mass (m *) of the itinerant charge carriers. We find that $\Gamma(\omega)\sim \omega$ at low temperatures and for $\omega 〉 T$ . This suggests that Na0.7CoO2 is at the verge of a spin-density-wave metallic phase.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1140/epjb/e2004-00275-9
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