Absence of charge order in the dimerized \kappa-phase BEDT-TTF salts
  Utilizing infrared vibrational spectroscopy we have investigated dimerized two-dimensional organic salts in order to search for possible charge redistribution that might cause electronic dipoles and ferroelectricity: the quantum spin liquid \kappa-(BEDT-TTF)2Cu2(CN)3, the antiferromagnetic Mott insulator \kappa-(BEDT-TTF)2$Cu[N(CN)2]Cl, and the superconductor \kappa-(BEDT-TTF)2$Cu[N(CN)2]Br. None of them exhibit any indication of charge disproportionation upon cooling down to low temperatures. No modification in the charge distribution is observed around T = 6 K where a low-temperature anomaly has been reported for the spin-liquid \kappa-(BEDT-TTF)2$Cu2(CN)3. In this compound the in-plane optical response and vibrational coupling are rather anisotropic, indicating that the tilt of the BEDT-TTF molecules in c-direction and their coupling to the anion layers has to be considered in the explanation of the electromagnetic properties. 
Katrin Sedlmeier, Sebastian Elsasser, Rebecca Beyer, Dan Wu, Tomislav   Ivek, Silvia Tomic, John A. Schlueter, and Martin Dr...
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