Broadband dielectric response of CaCu3Ti4O12:: From dc to the electronic transition regime

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Kant, C. H. [1 ]
Rudolf, T. [1 ]
Mayr, F. [1 ]
Krohns, S. [1 ]
Lunkenheimer, P. [1 ]
Ebbinghaus, S. G. [2 ]
Loidl, A. [1 ]
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[1] Univ Augsburg, Ctr Elect Correlat & Magnetism, D-86135 Augsburg, Germany
[2] Univ Augsburg, D-86135 Augsburg, Germany
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10.1103/PhysRevB.77.045131
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We report on phonon properties and electronic transitions in CaCu3Ti4O12, a material which reveals a colossal dielectric constant at room temperature without any ferroelectric transition. The results of far- and midinfrared measurements are compared to those obtained by broadband dielectric and millimeter-wave spectroscopy on the same single crystal. The unusual temperature dependence of phonon eigenfrequencies, dampings, and ionic plasma frequencies of low-lying phonon modes is analyzed and discussed in detail. Electronic excitations below 4 eV are identified as transitions between full and empty hybridized oxygen-copper bands and between oxygen-copper and unoccupied Ti 3d bands. The unusually small band gap determined from the dc conductivity (similar to 200 meV) compares well with the optical results.
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