Cyclotron resonance in mercury. Temperature dependence and the electron--phonon interaction

Journal Article · Fri Feb 15 04:00:00 EDT 1974 · Phys. Rev., B; (United States)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevB.9.1160· OSTI ID:7292297

Choh, S H; Datars, W R

Azbel-Kaner cyclotron resonance experiments were carried out for mercury, a strong-coupling superconductor at 35 GHz in the range 1.1 to 2.5 K for 2 orbits. The effective cyclotron mass was found to vary as the square of the temperature, consistent with the predictions of electron-phonon interaction theory. The relative mass increments differ for the two orbits studied, indicating anisotropy in the phonon spectrum. The electronic relaxation times for the two orbits decreased rapidly with increasing temperature and were found to vary inversely as T/sup 5.2 +- 0.3/. This result is not in agreement with the simple theory which predicts variation with T/sup 3/. 22 references.

• Research Organization: McMaster Univ., Hamilton, Ont.
• OSTI ID: 7292297
• Journal Information: Phys. Rev., B; (United States), Journal Name: Phys. Rev., B; (United States) Vol. 9:4; ISSN PLRBA
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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75 CONDENSED MATTER PHYSICS
SUPERCONDUCTIVITY AND SUPERFLUIDITY
AZBEL-KANER RESONANCE
CYCLOTRON RESONANCE
EFFECTIVE MASS
ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY
ELECTRICAL PROPERTIES
ELECTRON-PHONON COUPLING
ELEMENTS
MASS
MERCURY
METALS
PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
RESONANCE
SUPERCONDUCTIVITY
TEMPERATURE DEPENDENCE