Exchange interaction effects on the optical properties of LuMnO3

A. B. Souchkov, J. R. Simpson, H. D. Drew +6

We have measured the optical conductivity of single crystal LuMnO3 from 10 to 45000 cm-1 at temperatures between 4 and 300 K. A symmetry allowed on-site Mn $d$-$d$ transition near…