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Area of Science:

  • Condensed Matter Physics
  • Materials Science
  • Quantum Mechanics

Background:

  • Landau's Fermi-liquid theory describes low-temperature metal properties using quasiparticles.
  • The quasiparticle concept is debated in bad/strange metals and unconventional superconductors.
  • Understanding electronic transport in strongly correlated systems is crucial.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the electrodynamic response of correlated metals near a Mott insulator.
  • To explore the validity of the quasiparticle concept in bad metals.
  • To understand the transition from a metal to a Mott insulator.

Main Methods:

  • Studied the optical scattering rate and resistivity of correlated metals.
  • Analyzed the optical conductivity, including the Drude peak.
  • Employed a theoretical model for the optical response.

Main Results:

  • Observed persistent Fermi-liquid behavior with quadratic temperature and frequency dependence of the optical scattering rate.
  • Identified a puzzling elastic contribution to relaxation.
  • Found a 'displaced Drude peak' in optical conductivity accompanying resistivity increase beyond the Ioffe-Regel-Mott limit.

Conclusions:

  • Bad metals can emerge from resilient quasiparticles, challenging the quasiparticle collapse idea.
  • Quasiparticles undergo dynamical localization and dissolve near the Mott transition.
  • The study provides insights into the complex electronic behavior of correlated materials.