Quantum paraelectric and induced ferroelectric states in

Nominally pure has been studied by dielectric spectroscopy using small (linear regime) as well as large electrical fields (non-linear regime) up to . In addition measurements of the specific heat and its field-dependent contribution have been carried out. The field dependence of the dielectric constant and the specific heat can be well described by the transverse Ising Hamiltonian including tunnelling and external field terms. It gives evidence for the existence of polar clusters at low temperatures which are supposed to be associated with the quantum paraelectric state below in accord with recent free-energy calculations. The low-field third-harmonic susceptibility which measures the polar…

Frequency dependent conductivity in YBa2Cu3O7-δ (δ≈0) thin films

ac conductivity inLa2CuO4

Measurements of the complex ac conductivity are reported for a single crystal of ${\mathrm{La}}_{2}$${\mathrm{CuO}}_{4}$ for frequencies ${10}^{2}$\ensuremath{\le}\ensuremath{\nu}\ensuremath{\le}${10}^{9}$ Hz and temperatures 25\ensuremath{\le}T\ensuremath{\le}300 K. The conductivity follows a power-law behavior ${\mathrm{\ensuremath{\omega}}}^{\mathit{s}}$ with the frequency exponent s independent of temperature and independent of frequency. However, the hopping transport is strongly anisotropic, with s\ensuremath{\approxeq}0.75 within the ${\mathrm{CuO}}_{2}$ planes and s\ensuremath{\approxeq}0.25 perpendicular to the planes.

Ion transport in the fragile glass former3KNO3-2Ca(NO3)2

The molten salt ${3\mathrm{K}\mathrm{N}\mathrm{O}}_{3}$-2Ca(${\mathrm{NO}}_{3}$${)}_{2}$ has been studied in the frequency range 5 mHz40 GHz and for temperatures 10 KT500 K using impedance spectroscopy. It is found that in the microwave regime the dynamic conductivity traces the primary response. In the radio- and audio-frequency ranges the mobile ion relaxation becomes increasingly decoupled and the time scale and stretching of the response as determined from electrical modulus spectra differ from those obtained by spectroscopies probing the structural response. For T\ensuremath{\gtrsim}360 K minima are detected in the dielectric loss that make possible a comparison with recent mode-coupli…

Frequency-dependent conductivity of UPd2Al3 films

The transmission of UPd2Al3 films was studied (4 K < T < 300 K) in the frequency range from 4 to 32 cm−1 by using a coherent source interferometer which allows for measuring both, amplitude and phase. In addition we report on radio frequency and optical measurements. Below 20 K the conductivity and dielectric constant show strong deviations from the behavior of a normal metal which cannot simply be explained by a single renormalized Drude model with an enhanced mass and reduced scattering rate. Instead, we find evidence for the opening of a pseudogap with a gap energy of 6 cm−1 and an extremely narrow ω = 0 mode which is responsible for the large DC conductivity.

Ionic transport and heat capacity of glass-forming metalnitrate mixtures

Abstract Ionic transport of the glass-forming metalnitrate mixtures [Ca(NO 3 ) 2 ] 0.44 [KNO 3 ] 0.56 (MKN), and [Mg(NO 3 ) 2 ] 0.44 [NaNO 3 ] 0.56 (MNN) was investigated near the glass transition using broadband spectroscopy of the complex conductivity to 300 MHz. The real part of the conductivity exhibits a transition from frequency independent to power law behavior as found in most ionic conductors. At high frequencies the frequency exponent approaches unity and becomes larger at low temperatures. In the real part of the dielectric constant, a relaxation step could be observed in CRN. A detailed evaluation of the results within the modulus formalism is presented. The imaginary part of t…

Hopping conductivity in NiO thin films

Correlated barrier hopping in NiO films

The ac conduction in NiO films has been investigated in the frequency range 10 Hz < v < 10^9 Hz and at temperatures between 10 and 300 K. The frequency and the temperature dependence of the electrical conductivity can be consistently explained within a model developed for the mechanism of charge transfer in amorphous semiconductors which proposes that charge carriers hop over potential barriers between defect sites, the height of the barriers being correlated with the intersite separation.

Proton glass behavior and hopping conductivity in solid solutions of antiferroelectric betaine phosphate and ferroelectric betaine phosphite.

Measurements of the dielectric permittivity are reported for solid solutions of antiferroelectric betaine phosphate and ferroelectric betaine phosphite at frequencies 10 −2 Hz T c the dielectric response is dominated by ac and dc conduction. The 40% sample exhibits pure relational behavior indicative of a transition into an orientational glass state

High frequency resistivity in La2-xSrxCu1-yCoyO4 ceramics

Resitivity measurements have been performed in La:Sr:Cu:Co:O ceramics in a frequency range from 5Hz – 10 9 Hz. A strongly frequency dependent resistance has been observed in La 2 CUO 4 which we interpret in terms of a smooth dielectric to metal transition due to localization effects.