Magnetic breakdown in the organic conductor α-(BEDT-TTF)2KNg(SCN)4 in magnetic fields of up to 60 T

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作者
Honold, MM
Harrison, N
Nam, MS
Singleton, J
Mielke, CH
Kurmoo, M
Day, P
机构
[1] Univ Oxford, Dept Phys, Clarendon Lab, Oxford OX1 3PU, England
[2] Los Alamos Natl Lab, Natl High Magnet Field Lab, Los Alamos, NM 87545 USA
[3] UCL Royal Inst Great Britain, London W1X 4BS, England
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PHYSICAL REVIEW B | 1998年 / 58卷 / 12期
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10.1103/PhysRevB.58.7560
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摘要
de Haas-van Alphen experiments on alpha- (BEDT-TTF)(2)KHg(SCN)(4) in fields of up to 60 T reveal oscillations of the beta frequency, a clear indication of magnetic breakdown at fields well above the kink transition. A study of the amplitude of the oscillations shows that the gap between the quasi-one-dimensional and quasi-two-dimensional Fermi-surface sheets is significantly smaller than predicted by band-structure calculations. We consider the implications for the spin-density-wave nesting and the quantum Hall effect. [S0163-1829(98)03735-7].
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页码:7560 / 7564
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