Far-infrared cyclotron resonance study of electron dynamics in (BEDT-TTF)2KHg(SCN)4

J. Singleton, F. L. Pratt, M. Doporto, T. J. B. M. Janssen, M. Kurmoo, J. A. A. J. Perenboom, W. Hayes, and P. Day
Phys. Rev. Lett. 68, 2500 – Published 20 April 1992
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Abstract

We report the first measurement of cyclotron resonance in a metallic charge-transfer salt. Carrier pockets are observed with effective masses of 0.40me and 0.94me. In contrast, masses of 2.0me and 2.4me are seen in magnetotransport. We propose that the transport masses are enhanced by electron-electron interactions, whereas, following Kohn’s theorem, the mass measured by cyclotron resonance is independent of these interactions. These measurements therefore represent the first direct gauge of the electron-electron interaction in a metallic charge-transfer salt.

  • Received 30 September 1991

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.68.2500

©1992 American Physical Society

Authors & Affiliations

J. Singleton, F. L. Pratt, M. Doporto, T. J. B. M. Janssen, M. Kurmoo, J. A. A. J. Perenboom, W. Hayes, and P. Day

  • Department of Physics, The Clarendon Laboratory, University of Oxford, Parks Road, Oxford OX1 3PU, United Kingdom
  • High Field Magnet Laboratory, University of Nijmegen, Toernooiveld 1, NL-6525 Nijmegen, The Netherlands
  • Royal Institution, 21 Albermarle Street, London W1X 4BS
  • Inorganic Chemistry Laboratory, University of Oxford, South Parks Road, Oxford OX1 3QR, United Kingdom

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Vol. 68, Iss. 16 — 20 April 1992

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