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Charge dynamics near the Mott transition of organic charge transfer salts κ-[(BEDT-TTF)<sub>1-x</sub> (BEDT-STF)<sub>x</sub>]<sub>2</sub>Cu<sub>2</sub>(CN)<sub>3</sub>.

ORAL

Abstract

The quasi-2D organic charge transfer salt κ-[(BEDT-TTF)1-x (BEDT-STF)x] (abbr. κ-(STF) x) is considered a model system to study bandwidth-tuned Mott metal-insulator transition (MIT) due to its simple electronic structure and the absence of competing charge or spin orders or structural transitions. While dielectric spectroscopy has provided evidence for the metal-insulator coexistence region, the associated domain dynamics near the Mott MIT remains to be investigated. Here, we study the charge dynamics in κ-(STF) x by performing low-frequency (10-5 Hz < f < 0.1 Hz) resistance noise measurements at temperatures T from 3 K to 140 K on samples with various substitutions through the Mott MIT. The preliminary results suggest that the noise power spectrum is ~1/f at all T. We will discuss several noise signatures, such as the T-dependence in different regimes and the effect of a magnetic field, as well as their possible implications.

Presenters

  • Yuxin Wang

    NHMFL & Dept. of Phys., Florida State University, National High Magnetic Field Laboratory, Florida State University

Authors

  • Yuxin Wang

    NHMFL & Dept. of Phys., Florida State University, National High Magnetic Field Laboratory, Florida State University

  • Dragana Popovic

    NHMFL & Dept. of Phys., Florida State University, NHMFL, Florida State University, National High Magnetic Field Laboratory, Florida State University

  • Jan J Jaroszynski

    NHMFL, Florida State University, National High Magnetic Field Laboratory, Florida State University

  • Yohei Saito

    Dept. of Phys., Goethe Univ. Frankfurt

  • Martin Dressel

    University of Stuttgart

  • Andrej Pustogow

    TU Wien

  • Atsushi Kawamoto

    Dept. of Phys., Hokkaido Univ.