Electronic Correlations Among the Dirac Electrons in α-(BEDT-TTF)₂I₃ Unveiled by High-Pressure Optical Spectroscopy
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The charge-ordered insulator $\alpha$-(BEDT-TTF)$_2$I$_3$ gradually evolves to a metal when pressure is applied, and at low temperatures the electronic bands form tilted Dirac-like cones. A metallic state with a frequency-independent optical conductivity indicates the coexistence of the trivial and massless Dirac electrons in the system. Our infrared investigations also reveal that at the boundary between insulating and metallic states an energy gap opens due to correlated massive Dirac fermions, which is gradually suppressed when pressure increases.
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