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Probing intraband excitations in ${\mathrm{ZrTe}}_{5}$: A high-pressure infrared and transport study

  • Santos-Cottin, D. Department of Physics, University of Fribourg, Chemin du Musée 3, 1700 Fribourg, Switzerland
  • Padlewski, M. IPHYS, EPFL, CH-1015 Lausanne, Switzerland
  • Martino, E. IPHYS, EPFL, CH-1015 Lausanne, Switzerland
  • David, S. Ben Department of Physics, University of Fribourg, Chemin du Musée 3, 1700 Fribourg, Switzerland
  • Mardelé, F. Le Department of Physics, University of Fribourg, Chemin du Musée 3, 1700 Fribourg, Switzerland
  • Capitani, F. Synchrotron SOLEIL, L’Orme des Merisiers, Saint-Aubin, 91192 Gif-sur-Yvette Cedex, France
  • Borondics, F. Synchrotron SOLEIL, L’Orme des Merisiers, Saint-Aubin, 91192 Gif-sur-Yvette Cedex, France
  • Bachmann, M. D. Max Planck Institute for Chemical Physics of Solids, Nöthnitzer Strasse 40, 01187 Dresden, Germany
  • Putzke, C. Max Planck Institute for Chemical Physics of Solids, Nöthnitzer Strasse 40, 01187 Dresden, Germany - Laboratory of Quantum Materials (QMAT), Institute of Materials (IMX), École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), 1015 Lausanne, Switzerland
  • Moll, P. J. W. Max Planck Institute for Chemical Physics of Solids, Nöthnitzer Strasse 40, 01187 Dresden, Germany - Laboratory of Quantum Materials (QMAT), Institute of Materials (IMX), École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), 1015 Lausanne, Switzerland
  • Zhong, R. D. Condensed Matter Physics and Materials Science Department, Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, New York 11973, USA
  • Gu, G. D. Condensed Matter Physics and Materials Science Department, Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, New York 11973, USA
  • Berger, H. IPHYS, EPFL, CH-1015 Lausanne, Switzerland
  • Orlita, M. LNCMI, CNRS-UGA-UPS-INSA, 25, Avenue des Martyrs, 38042 Grenoble, France - Institute of Physics, Charles University in Prague, 12116 Prague, Czech Republic
  • Homes, C. C. Condensed Matter Physics and Materials Science Department, Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, New York 11973, USA
  • Rukelj, Z. Department of Physics, University of Fribourg, Chemin du Musée 3, 1700 Fribourg, Switzerland - Department of Physics, Faculty of Science, University of Zagreb, Croatia
  • Akrap, Ana Department of Physics, University of Fribourg, Chemin du Musée 3, 1700 Fribourg, Switzerland
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    20.03.2020
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  • Physical Review B. - 2020, vol. 101, no. 12, p. 125205
English Zirconium pentatetelluride, ZrTe5, shows remarkable sensitivity to hydrostatic pressure. In this work we address the high-pressure transport and optical properties of this compound, on samples grown by flux and chemical vapor transport. The high-pressure resistivity is measured up to 2 GPa, and the infrared transmission up to 9 GPa. The dc conductivity anisotropy is determined using a microstructured sample. Together, the transport and optical measurements allow us to discern band parameters with and without the hydrostatic pressure, in particular the Fermi level, and the effective mass in the less conducting, out-of-plane direction. The results are interpreted within a simple two-band model characterized by a Dirac-type, linear in-plane band dispersion, and a parabolic out-of-plane dispersion.
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Faculté des sciences et de médecine
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Département de Physique
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