Dimensionality crossover in the organic superconductor tetramethyltetraselenafulvalene hexapluorophosphate ((TMTSF)/sub 2/PF/sub 6/)

Journal Article · Mon Apr 27 00:00:00 EDT 1981 · Phys. Rev. Lett.; (United States)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.46.1142· OSTI ID:6207690

Jacobsen, C S; Tanner, D B; Bechgaard, K

Polarized reflectance measurements from the far infrared to the visible are reported for (TMTSF)/sub 2/PF/sub 6/. At low temperatures, both parallel and perpendicular polarizations show plasma edges in the infrared with metallic reflection below these edges, indicating two- or three-dimensional behavior. The transverse plasma frequency is approx.1/5 of the parallel plasma frequency. At higher temperatures, the plasmon in the perpendicular polarization becomes highly overdamped, indicating a crossover to one-dimensional behavior.

• Research Organization: Physics Laboratory 3, Technical University of Denmark, DK-2800 Lyngby, Denmark
• OSTI ID: 6207690
• Journal Information: Phys. Rev. Lett.; (United States), Journal Name: Phys. Rev. Lett.; (United States) Vol. 46:17; ISSN PRLTA
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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75 CONDENSED MATTER PHYSICS
SUPERCONDUCTIVITY AND SUPERFLUIDITY
CRYSTALS
DATA
ELECTRIC FIELDS
EXPERIMENTAL DATA
FLUORINE COMPOUNDS
HALOGEN COMPOUNDS
INFORMATION
INFRARED SPECTRA
LANGMUIR FREQUENCY
MONOCRYSTALS
NUMERICAL DATA
OPTICAL PROPERTIES
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
ORGANOMETALLIC COMPOUNDS
PHOSPHORUS COMPOUNDS
PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
PLASMONS
POLARIZATION
QUASI PARTICLES
SELENIUM COMPOUNDS
SPECTRA
SPECTRAL REFLECTANCE
SUPERCONDUCTORS
VERY LOW TEMPERATURE
VISIBLE SPECTRA