Abstract
We have found that K0.3MoO3 acts as a current source on heating after the charge-density wave has been frozen into a metastable state by cooling to 4.2 K in the presence of small electric fields. The current emitted is dependent on the magnitude of the field applied on cooling, reflecting differences in the frozen-in metastable states. The relaxation of the charge-density wave from its metastable state is thermally activated and occurs with a distribution of relaxation times.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 1677-1680 |
| Number of pages | 4 |
| Journal | Physical Review Letters |
| Volume | 53 |
| Issue number | 17 |
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| State | Published - 1984 |