arXiv · 0809.2202
DC and high-frequency conductivity of the organic metals beta"-(BEDT-TTF)2SF5RSO3 (R = CH2CF2 and CHF)
Abstract
The temperature dependences of the electric-transport properties of the two-dimensional organic conductors beta"-(BEDT-TTF)2SF5CH2CF2SO3, beta"-(d8-BEDT-TTF)2SF5CH2CF2SO3, and beta"-(BEDT-TTF)2SF5CHFSO3 are measured by dc methods in and perpendicular to the highly-conducting plane. Microwave measurements are performed at 24 and 33.5 GHz to probe the high-frequency behavior from room temperature down to 2 K. Superconductivity is observed in beta"-(BEDT-TTF)2SF5CH2CF2SO3 and its deuterated analogue. Although all the compounds remain metallic down to low-temperatures, they are close to a charge-order transition. This leads to deviations from a simple Drude behavior of the optical conductivity which become obvious already in the microwave range. In beta"-(BEDT-TTF)2SF5CH2CF2SO3, for instance, charge fluctuations cause an increase in microwave resistivity for T < 20 K which is not detected in dc measurements. beta"-(BEDT-TTF)2SF5CHFSO3 exhibits a simple metallic behavior at all frequencies. In the dc transport, however, we observe indications of localization in the perpendicular direction.
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M. Glied, S. Yasin, S. Kaiser, N. Drichko, M. Dressel, J. Wosnitza, J. A. Schlueter, G. L. Gard. 2008-09-12. DC and high-frequency conductivity of the organic metals beta"-(BEDT-TTF)2SF5RSO3 (R = CH2CF2 and CHF). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.synthmet.2009.01.027
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