Far-infrared hopping conductivity in the CuO chains of a single-domain YBaCuO crystal
Phys. Rev. B 46, 512 – Published 1 July, 1992
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevB.46.512
Abstract
We report on the observation of far-infrared hopping conductivity in the CuO chains of a single-domain YBaCuO crystal. Our results suggest that at low temperatures the mean free path of carriers in the chains is mainly determined by scattering at oxygen vacancies, while at higher temperatures scattering at phonons occurs additionally.