Electromagnetic and acoustic waves in layered organic conductors (a review)

The review is devoted to theoretical investigations of propagation of elect romagnetic and acoustic waves in layered conductors of organic origin. Atte ntion is focussed on spectroscopic possibilities for studying the electron structure of organic quasi-two-dimensional conductors, which is of great im portance for understanding physical processes in these materials. High-freq uency and magnetoacoustic effects considered in this review are typical of quasi-two-dimensional conductors and quite informative. The analysis of the se effects makes it possible to study in detail the electron energy spectru m and relaxation properties of charge carriers in layered conductors. (C) 1 999 American Institute of Physics. [S1063-777X(99)00111-5].