Power-law conductivity inside the Mott gap: application to kappa-(BEDT-TTF)2Cu2(CN){3}.
The charge dynamics of spin-liquid states described by U(1) gauge theory coupling to fermionic spinons is discussed in this paper. We find that the gapless spinons give rise to a power-law optical conductivity inside the charge gap. The theory is applied to explain the unusual optical conductivity observed recently in the organic compound kappa-(BEDT-TTF)2Cu2(CN){3}. We also propose an optical experiment to search for the in-gap excitations in the kagome spin-liquid insulator.
Ng
Tai-Kai
TK
Department of Physics, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Clear Water Bay Road, Kowloon, Hong Kong.
Lee
Patrick A
PA