Optical investigation of the charge-density-wave phase transitions in $NbS{e}_3$

Abstract

We have measured the optical reflectivity $R(\omega )$ of the quasi one-dimensional conductor $NbS{e}_3$ from the far infrared up to the ultraviolet between 10 and 300 $K$ using light polarized along and normal to the chain axis. We find a depletion of the optical conductivity with decreasing temperature for both polarizations in the mid to far-infrared region. This leads to a redistribution of spectral weight from low to high energies due to partial gapping of the Fermi surface below the charge-density-wave transitions at 145 K and 59 K. We deduce the bulk magnitudes of the CDW gaps and discuss the scattering of ungapped free charge carriers and the role of fluctuations effects.

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