Direct Observation of the Magnetic-Breakdown Induced Quantum Interference in the Quasi-Two-Dimensional Organic Metal κ- (BEDT- TTF)2CU(NCS)2

M. V. Kartsovnik, G. Yu. Logvenov, T. Ishiguro, W. Biberacher, H. Anzai, and N. D. Kushch
Phys. Rev. Lett. 77, 2530 – Published 16 September 1996
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Abstract

Magneto-oscillatory behavior of the organic metal κ- (BEDT- TTF)2Cu(NCS)2 has been studied at temperatures above 2 K at which the thermodynamic quantum oscillations are highly suppressed due to the temperature smearing of the Fermi level. Under this condition, we directly observe kinetic oscillations with Fβ2Fα frequency coming from quantum interference of the electron orbits in the magnetic-breakdown regime. The extremely low effective mass of these oscillations causes a very weak temperature dependence of their amplitude, allowing up to T9K, the highest temperature reported for the observation of magnetic quantum oscillations in organic metals.

  • Received 8 May 1996

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.77.2530

©1996 American Physical Society

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M. V. Kartsovnik1,2,3, G. Yu. Logvenov1,2, T. Ishiguro2, W. Biberacher3, H. Anzai4, and N. D. Kushch5

  • 1Institute of Solid State Physics, Russian Academy of Science, Chernogolovka, MD, 142432 Russia
  • 2Department of Physics, Kyoto University, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto 606-01, Japan
  • 3Walther-Meissner-Insitut, Walther-Meissnerstrasse 8, D-85748 Garching, Germany
  • 4Department of Material Science, Himeji Institute of Technology, Kamigory, Hyogo 678-12, Japan
  • 5Institute of Chemical Physics, Russian Academy of Science, Chernogolovka, MD, 142432 Russia

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Vol. 77, Iss. 12 — 16 September 1996

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