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Electrodynamics of Correlated Electron Materials

Strongly Correlated Electrons 2011-06-14 v1

Abstract

We review studies of the electromagnetic response of various classes of correlated electron materials including transition metal oxides, organic and molecular conductors, intermetallic compounds with dd- and ff-electrons as well as magnetic semiconductors. Optical inquiry into correlations in all these diverse systems is enabled by experimental access to the fundamental characteristics of an ensemble of electrons including their self-energy and kinetic energy. Steady-state spectroscopy carried out over a broad range of frequencies from microwaves to UV light and fast optics time-resolved techniques provide complimentary prospectives on correlations. Because the theoretical understanding of strong correlations is still evolving, the review is focused on the analysis of the universal trends that are emerging out of a large body of experimental data augmented where possible with insights from numerical studies.

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@article{arxiv.1106.2309,
  title  = {Electrodynamics of Correlated Electron Materials},
  author = {Dimitri N. Basov and Richard D. Averitt and Dirk van der Marel and Martin Dressel and Kristjan Haule},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1106.2309},
  year   = {2011}
}

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78 pages, 55 figures, 984 references

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