Optical Conductivity Spectra of Charge-Crystal and Charge-Glass States in a Series of θ-Type BEDT-TTF Compounds
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
3. Results
3.1. Electrical Resistivity in -CsZn, -RbZn, and -TlZn
3.2. Optical Conductivity Spectra in -CsZn, -RbZn, and -TlZn
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Hashimoto, K.; Kobayashi, R.; Ohkura, S.; Sasaki, S.; Yoneyama, N.; Suda, M.; Yamamoto, H.M.; Sasaki, T. Optical Conductivity Spectra of Charge-Crystal and Charge-Glass States in a Series of θ-Type BEDT-TTF Compounds. Crystals 2022, 12, 831. https://doi.org/10.3390/cryst12060831
Hashimoto K, Kobayashi R, Ohkura S, Sasaki S, Yoneyama N, Suda M, Yamamoto HM, Sasaki T. Optical Conductivity Spectra of Charge-Crystal and Charge-Glass States in a Series of θ-Type BEDT-TTF Compounds. Crystals. 2022; 12(6):831. https://doi.org/10.3390/cryst12060831
Chicago/Turabian StyleHashimoto, Kenichiro, Ryota Kobayashi, Satoshi Ohkura, Satoru Sasaki, Naoki Yoneyama, Masayuki Suda, Hiroshi M. Yamamoto, and Takahiko Sasaki. 2022. "Optical Conductivity Spectra of Charge-Crystal and Charge-Glass States in a Series of θ-Type BEDT-TTF Compounds" Crystals 12, no. 6: 831. https://doi.org/10.3390/cryst12060831