Electric-Field Control of Solitons in a Ferroelectric Organic Charge-Transfer Salt

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作者
Kagawa, F. [1 ,2 ,3 ]
Horiuchi, S. [4 ]
Matsui, H. [4 ,5 ]
Kumai, R. [4 ]
Onose, Y. [1 ,2 ]
Hasegawa, T. [4 ]
Tokura, Y. [1 ,2 ,4 ,6 ,7 ]
机构
[1] Univ Tokyo, Dept Appl Phys, Japan Sci & Technol Agcy, Multiferro Project,ERATO, Tokyo 1138656, Japan
[2] Univ Tokyo, Dept Appl Phys, Tokyo 1138656, Japan
[3] Univ Tokyo, QPEC, Tokyo 1138656, Japan
[4] Natl Inst Adv Ind Sci & Technol, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 3058562, Japan
[5] Univ Tokyo, Dept Adv Mat Sci, Chiba 2778561, Japan
[6] ASI RIKEN, Cross Correlated Mat Res Grp CMRG, Wako, Saitama 3510198, Japan
[7] ASI RIKEN, CERG, Wako, Saitama 3510198, Japan
关键词
IONIC PHASE-TRANSITION; TETRATHIAFULVALENE-PARA-CHLORANIL; DOMAIN-WALL DYNAMICS; DIELECTRIC RESPONSE; EXCITATIONS; TCNQ;
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10.1103/PhysRevLett.104.227602
中图分类号
O4 [物理学];
学科分类号
0702 ;
摘要
The role of solitons in transport, dielectric, and magnetic properties has been revealed for the quasi-one-dimensional organic charge-transfer salt, TTF-QBrCl(3) [tetrathiafulvalene (TTF)-2-bromo-3,5,6trichloro- p-benzoquinone (QBrCl3)]. The material was found to be ferroelectric and hence the solitons should be located at the boundary of the segments with opposite electric polarization. This feature enabled the electric-field control of soliton density and hence the clear-cut detection of soliton contributions. The gigantic dielectric response in the ferroelectric phase is ascribed to the dynamical bound and creeping motions of spinless solitons.
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