Fragile three-dimensionality in the quasi-one-dimensional cuprate PrBa_2Cu_4O_8

Details Fragile three-dimensionality in the quasi-one-dimensional cuprate PrBa_2Cu_4O_8 Fragile three-dimensionality in the quasi-one-dimensional cuprate PrBa_2Cu_4O_8

2007-08-28

arxiv.org/abs/0708.3860v1

New J. Phys. 8 (2006) 172-183

Physics

Condensed Matter

Strongly Correlated Electrons

12 pages, 5 figures, published at http://www.iop.org/EJ/article/1367-2630/8/9/172/njp6_9_172.html

Scientific paper

10.1088/1367-2630/8/9/172

In this article we report on the experimental realization of dimensional crossover phenomena in the chain compound PrBa$_2$Cu$_4$O$_8$ using temperature, high magnetic fields and disorder as independent tuning parameters. In purer crystals of PrBa$_2$Cu$_4$O$_8$, a highly anisotropic three-dimensional Fermi-liquid state develops at low temperatures. This metallic state is extremely susceptible to disorder however and localization rapidly sets in. We show, through quantitative comparison of the relevant energy scales, that this metal/insulator crossover occurs precisely when the scattering rate within the chain exceeds the interchain hopping rate(s), i.e. once carriers become confined to a single conducting element.

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