Cyclotron resonance in quasi-two-dimensional conductors

A theoretical analysis is made of the resonant absorption of RF electromagnetic wave energy in layered conductors having a quasi-two-dimensional electron energy spectrum. An analysis is made of the influence of possible drift of carriers into the conductor and their Fermi-liquid interaction on the position of the cyclotron resonance lines. A reason is given for the substantial difference between the cyclotron effective masses determined from the temperature dependence of the amplitude of the Shubnikov-de Haas oscillations and from measurements of the cyclotron resonance frequencies in 5–7]. It is shown that by means of an experimental investigation of cyclotron resonance in a magnetic field parallel to the layers, it is possible to find the carrier velocity distribution at the Fermi surface in layered organic conductors.