Electron correlation in transition metal oxides (TMOs) is an intriguing topic in condensed matter physics, revealing a wide variety of exotic physical properties. Investigating low-energy carrier dynamics by terahertz (THz) spectroscopy is an efficient route to obtain the essential insights into electron correlation. In the present study, THz-time-domain spectroscopy is employed to probe electron correlation in SrVO3 epitaxial thin films. The low energy carrier dynamics of SrVO3 in the range of 0.2–6.0 meV shows a typical metallic behavior as overserved in dc transport measurements. The obtained temperature-dependent optical parameters provide evidence of mass renormalization in the low energy regime and carrier momentum relaxation happens via the electron–electron scattering mechanism. Overall, the frequency and temperature-dependent optical parameters indicate the Fermi liquid ground state in a Mott–Hubbard type correlated metal SrVO3 thin film. Our results provide significant insight on low energy carrier dynamics in the correlated electron system, particularly perovskite-based d
1 TMOs.
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