Dimensionality crossover in the transport behavior of the quasi-one-dimensional conductor H-2(phthalocyanine)I

被引:4
作者
Lee, Y
Hensley, HH
Thompson, JA
Murata, K
Hoffman, BM
Haard, TM
Hamot, PJ
Halperin, WP
Wolfle, P
机构
[1] NORTHWESTERN UNIV,DEPT CHEM,EVANSTON,IL 60208
[2] NORTHWESTERN UNIV,MAT RES CTR,EVANSTON,IL 60208
[3] UNIV KARLSRUHE,INST THEORIE KONDENSIERTEN MAT,D-76128 KARLSRUHE,GERMANY
来源
EUROPHYSICS LETTERS | 1996年 / 36卷 / 09期
关键词
D O I
10.1209/epl/i1996-00286-8
中图分类号
O4 [物理学];
学科分类号
0702 ;
摘要
Electrical-transport measurements are reported on high-purity H-2(pc)I single crystals and their alloys with Ni(pc)I in the temperature range from room temperature to 20 mK and in magnetic fields up to 5.5 T. We have observed a sharp maximum in conductivity at 1.8 K which we attribute to crossover from one- to three-dimensional behavior. The conductivity follows a simple quadratic temperature dependence below 1.8 K and remains metallic (approximate to 10(4) Omega(-1) cm(-1)) at very low temperatures. A negative contribution to the magnetoresistance appears at 1.8 K consistent with weak-localization theory.
引用
收藏
页码:681 / 686
页数:6
相关论文
共 20 条
[1]   WEAK LOCALIZATION - THE QUASI-CLASSICAL THEORY OF ELECTRONS IN A RANDOM POTENTIAL [J].
CHAKRAVARTY, S ;
SCHMID, A .
PHYSICS REPORTS-REVIEW SECTION OF PHYSICS LETTERS, 1986, 140 (04) :193-236
[2]   EFFECT OF CONTROLLED DISORDER ON ELECTRICAL-PROPERTIES OF TTF-TCNQ (TETRATHIAFULVALENE-TETRACYANOQUINODIMETHANE) - HIGH-TEMPERATURE REGIME [J].
CHIANG, CK ;
COHEN, MJ ;
NEWMAN, PR ;
HEEGER, AJ .
PHYSICAL REVIEW B, 1977, 16 (12) :5163-5172
[3]   EFFECT OF RADIATION-DAMAGE ON THE METAL-INSULATOR-TRANSITION AND LOW-TEMPERATURE TRANSPORT IN THE TETRAMETHYLTETRASELENOFULVALINIUM PF6 SALT [(TMTSF)2PF6] [J].
CHOI, MY ;
CHAIKIN, PM ;
HUANG, SZ ;
HAEN, P ;
ENGLER, EM ;
GREENE, RL .
PHYSICAL REVIEW B, 1982, 25 (10) :6208-6217
[4]  
FIRSOV YA, 1985, LOCALIZATION METAL I
[5]  
HIKAMI S, 1980, PROG THEOR PHYS, V63, P707, DOI 10.1143/PTP.63.707
[6]   HIGHLY CONDUCTIVE METALLOPHTHALOCYANINE ASSEMBLIES - STRUCTURE, CHARGE TRANSPORT, AND ANISOTROPY IN THE METAL-FREE MOLECULAR-METAL H-2(PC)I [J].
INABE, T ;
MARKS, TJ ;
BURTON, RL ;
LYDING, JW ;
MCCARTHY, WJ ;
KANNEWURF, CR ;
REISNER, GM ;
HERBSTEIN, FH .
SOLID STATE COMMUNICATIONS, 1985, 54 (06) :501-503
[7]   ORGANIC CONDUCTORS AND SUPERCONDUCTORS [J].
JEROME, D ;
SCHULZ, HJ .
ADVANCES IN PHYSICS, 1982, 31 (04) :299-490
[8]   THEORY OF NEGATIVE MAGNETORESISTANCE IN 3-DIMENSIONAL SYSTEMS [J].
KAWABATA, A .
SOLID STATE COMMUNICATIONS, 1980, 34 (06) :431-432
[9]   TRANSPORT-PROPERTIES OF TETRATHIOTETRACENE IODIDE (TTT2I3-DELTA) AT LOW-TEMPERATURES [J].
KHANNA, SK ;
FULLER, WW ;
GRUNER, G ;
CHAIKIN, PM .
PHYSICAL REVIEW B, 1981, 24 (06) :2958-2963
[10]   DISORDERED ELECTRONIC SYSTEMS [J].
LEE, PA ;
RAMAKRISHNAN, TV .
REVIEWS OF MODERN PHYSICS, 1985, 57 (02) :287-337