title: Piston pressure cell for low-temperature infrared investigations.
abstract: The design of a piston pressure cell ranging up to approximately 11 kilobars is reported, which allows for optical reflection measurements in the infrared spectral range from 100 to 8000 cm(-1) down to temperatures as low as 6 K. The mechanical alignment and vacuum considerations are discussed before details of the sample preparation are given, with particular emphasis on small and fragile single crystals, mosaics, and pressed powder. A few examples of one- and two-dimensional organic conductors illustrate the performance.
authors.affiliation: 1. Physikalisches Institut, Universität Stuttgart, Pfaffenwaldring 57, 70550 Stuttgart, Germany.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Beyer
authors.affiliation: 1. Physikalisches Institut, Universität Stuttgart, Pfaffenwaldring 57, 70550 Stuttgart, Germany.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Dressel