27 research outputs found
Spin-Waves in the Mid-Infrared Spectrum of Antiferromagnetic YBaCuO
The mid-infrared spin-wave spectrum of antiferromagnetic
YBaCuO\ was determined by infrared transmission and reflection
measurements (\bbox{k} \!\! \parallel c) at ~K.\@ Excitation of
single magnons of the optical branch was observed at
~meV.\@ Two further peaks at ~meV
() and ~meV
() both belong to the two-magnon spectrum. Linear
spin wave theory is in good agreement with the measured two-magnon spectrum,
and allows to determine the exchange constant to be about ~meV,
whereas the intrabilayer coupling is approximately .Comment: 3 figures in uuencoded for
Optical conductivity of a quasi-one-dimensional system with fluctuating order
We describe a formally exact method to calculate the optical conductivity of
a one-dimensional system with fluctuating order. For classical phase
fluctuations we explicitly determine the optical conductivity by solving two
coupled Fokker-Planck equations numerically. Our results differ considerably
from perturbation theory and in contrast to Gaussian order parameter
fluctuations show a strong dependence on the correlation length.Comment: 7 pages, 2 figure
Highly conducting perylene radical salts
Temperature dependent dc and microwave conductivity data together with EPR and optical reflectance measurements on the "mixed" system (pe)2(ASF6)0,75(PF6)0,35 times 0,85 CH2Cl2 are described. The data prove metallic behaviour of this organic solid down to 200 K
Optical study of orbital excitations in transition-metal oxides
The orbital excitations of a series of transition-metal compounds are studied
by means of optical spectroscopy. Our aim was to identify signatures of
collective orbital excitations by comparison with experimental and theoretical
results for predominantly local crystal-field excitations. To this end, we have
studied TiOCl, RTiO3 (R=La, Sm, Y), LaMnO3, Y2BaNiO5, CaCu2O3, and K4Cu4OCl10,
ranging from early to late transition-metal ions, from t_2g to e_g systems, and
including systems in which the exchange coupling is predominantly
three-dimensional, one-dimensional or zero-dimensional. With the exception of
LaMnO3, we find orbital excitations in all compounds. We discuss the
competition between orbital fluctuations (for dominant exchange coupling) and
crystal-field splitting (for dominant coupling to the lattice). Comparison of
our experimental results with configuration-interaction cluster calculations in
general yield good agreement, demonstrating that the coupling to the lattice is
important for a quantitative description of the orbital excitations in these
compounds. However, detailed theoretical predictions for the contribution of
collective orbital modes to the optical conductivity (e.g., the line shape or
the polarization dependence) are required to decide on a possible contribution
of orbital fluctuations at low energies, in particular in case of the orbital
excitations at about 0.25 eV in RTiO3. Further calculations are called for
which take into account the exchange interactions between the orbitals and the
coupling to the lattice on an equal footing.Comment: published version, discussion of TiOCl extended to low T, improved
calculation of orbital excitation energies in TiOCl, figure 16 improved,
references updated, 33 pages, 20 figure
Optical properties of overdoped YBa
We report on temperature-dependent reflectance measurements on several
single crystals with in the far-infrared
range (5 meV meV) with . Performing a
Kramers-Kronig transformation, we derive the optical conductivity
and the real part of the dielectric constant . Fitting the data with a two-fluid model, we obtained the superfluid
carrier density and the scattering rate. The crystals of oxygen content x<
6.93, i.e., below the maximum value of Tc, show a linear
dependence of the superfluid carrier density with temperature, consistent with
the wave model. The data for the overdoped crystals give evidence for
superconductivity of the chain carriers