Constraints on the Fermi liquid scaling of the optical conductivity in MnSi

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Abstract

We have developed a new method of terahertz time-domain spectroscopy (THzTDS) analysis to test the frequency-temperature scaling relation of Fermi-liquid theory, ρ(ν,T) = [σ(ν,T)]-1=ρ0+Α[(hν)2+(pπkBT)2], where p=2. We apply this to THzTDS measurements of MnSi thin films over a temperature range T = 5-300 K and a frequency range ν = 0.1-3 THz.

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Presenters

  • Laleh Mohtashemi

    • Department of Physics, Simon Fraser University

Authors

  • Laleh Mohtashemi

    • Department of Physics, Simon Fraser University

  • F. Bartram

    • Department of Physics, Simon Fraser University

  • Amir Farahani

    • Department of Physics, Simon Fraser University

  • Eric Karhu

    • Department of Physics and Atmospheric Science, Dalhousie University

  • Theodore Monchesky

    • Department of Physics and Atmospheric Science, Dalhousie University
    • Physics and Atmospheric Science, Dalhousie University

  • J. Steven Dodge

    • Department of Physics, Simon Fraser University