AbstractDynamic susceptibility measurements at microwave frequencies (2 – 10GHz) are a sensitive probe of charge dynamcis in La5/3Sr1/3NiO4. Below the charge ordering temperature of 240K, a dielectric loss peak due to a relaxation mode with a large dielectric susceptibility is observed, and is associated with charge stripe formation. The dielectric response for Hω∥b (Eω ⊥ b) is well represented by ε(T) = εo/(1 – iωτ(T)), with εo, ∼ 50, and τ(T) = 2 × 10−9(sec) exp(−T/37K). Parallel conductivity σ(T) contributions dominate at higher temperatures and for Hω∥c (Eω ⊥ c). The dielectric loss peak observed indicates that the charge relaxation rates lie in the GHz frequency ranges.
