Abstract
We investigated the temperature-dependent optical conductivity of BiCuOCh (Ch = Te, Se) in the terahertz (THz) region. The optical conductivity of BiCuOSe increases with the temperature from 297 to 600 K, whereas that of BiCuOTe exhibits a different trend. In the THz frequency range of 0.4–1.6 THz, these materials show a conductivity increase as the frequency increases. The conductivity of BiCuOTe is greater than that of BiCuOSe. These results can be explained by a two-band structure model and the carrier-carrier scattering process. In addition, we fitted the experimental results to the Drude–Smith model to explain non-Drude like behavior. The dielectric constant of BiCuOTe depends on the frequency rather than on the temperature, whereas that of BiCuOSe depends on the temperature.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 1303-1307 |
Number of pages | 5 |
Journal | Current Applied Physics |
Volume | 16 |
Issue number | 10 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 1 Oct 2016 |
Keywords
- Conductivity
- Dielectric constant
- Terahertz spectroscopy
- Thermoelectric