Midinfrared Hall effect in thin-film metals: Probing the Fermi surface anisotropy in Au and Cu

J. Černe; D. C. Schmadel; M. Grayson; G. S. Jenkins; J. R. Simpson; H. D. Drew

doi:10.1103/PhysRevB.61.8133

Midinfrared Hall effect in thin-film metals: Probing the Fermi surface anisotropy in Au and Cu

J. Černe, D. C. Schmadel, M. Grayson, G. S. Jenkins, J. R. Simpson, H. D. Drew

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A sensitive midinfrared (MIR, 900-1100 (Formula presented), 112-136 meV) photoelastic polarization modulation technique is used to measure simultaneously Faraday rotation and circular dichroism in thin metal films. These two quantities determine the complex ac Hall conductivity. This technique is applied to study Au and Cu thin films at temperatures in the range (300 K >T > 20 K), and magnetic fields up to 8 T. The Hall frequency (Formula presented) is consistent with band theory predictions. We report a measurement of the MIR Hall scattering rate (Formula presented) which is significantly lower than that derived from Drude analysis of zero magnetic field MIR transmission measurements. This difference is qualitatively explained in terms of the anisotropy of the Fermi surface in Au and Cu.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	8133-8140
Number of pages	8
Journal	Physical Review B - Condensed Matter and Materials Physics
Volume	61
Issue number	12
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevB.61.8133
State	Published - 2000

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