Université de Fribourg

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

Santos-Cottin, D. ; Padlewski, M. ; Martino, E. ; David, S. Ben ; Mardelé, F. Le ; Capitani, F. ; Borondics, F. ; Bachmann, M. D. ; Putzke, C. ; Moll, P. J. W. ; Zhong, R. D. ; Gu, G. D. ; Berger, H. ; Orlita, M. ; Homes, C. C. ; Rukelj, Z. ; Akrap, Ana

In: Physical Review B, 2020, vol. 101, no. 12, p. 125205

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...