Unusual interlayer transport in quasi-two-dimensional organic metals

• Published in: Synthetic metals Vol. 137; no. 1; pp. 1269 - 1270
• Main Authors: Wosnitza, J., Hagel, J., Schlueter, J.A., Geiser, U., Mohtasham, J., Winter, R.W., Gard, G.L.
• Format: Journal Article Conference Proceeding
• Language: English
• Published: Lausanne Elsevier B.V 04.04.2003; Amsterdam Elsevier Science; New York, NY
• Subjects: Condensed matter: electronic structure, electrical, magnetic, and optical properties; Exact sciences and technology; LAYERS; MAGNETIC FIELDS; MAGNETORESISTANCE; MASS TRANSFER; MATERIALS SCIENCE; ORGANIC SUPERCONDUCTORS; Physics; Properties of type I and type II superconductors; Superconducting materials (excluding high-tc compounds); Superconductivity; Transport properties (electric and thermal conductivity, thermoelectric effects, etc.); Quasiparticles; Organic superconductors; Electrical conductivity; Transport measurements; BEDT-TTF; Transport processes; Experimental study
• ISSN: 0379-6779; 1879-3290
• DOI: 10.1016/S0379-6779(02)01002-0

The interlayer transport properties of the organic superconductor {beta}{double_prime}-(ET){sub 2}SF{sub 5}CH{sub 2}CF{sub 2}SO{sub 3} are presented. The resistivity perpendicular to the highly conducting ET layers is about 100 times larger than compared to other quasi-two-dimensional ET salts. For a magnetic field parallel to the layers no peak could be resolved in the angle-dependent interlayer resistance which proved the coherent nature of transport in other ET salts. This and the absence of any further clear-cut proof for a coherent quasiparticle motion suggest an incoherent nature of the interlayer transport in {beta}{double_prime}-(ET){sub 2}SF{sub 5}CH{sub 2}CF{sub 2}SO{sub 3}.