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Slow oscillations of magnetoresistance in quasi-two-dimensional metals
Slow oscillations of the interlayer magnetoresistance observed in the layered
organic metal -(BEDT-TTF)IBr are shown to originate from the
slight warping of its Fermi surface rather than from independent small
cyclotron orbits. Unlike the usual Shubnikov-de Haas effect, these oscillations
are not affected by the temperature smearing of the Fermi distribution and can
therefore become dominant at high enough temperatures. We suggest that the slow
oscillations are a general feature of clean quasi-two-dimensional metals and
discuss possible applications of the phenomenon.Comment: 11 pages, 3 figure
Critical temperature of an anisotropic superconductor containing both nonmagnetic and magnetic impurities
The combined effect of both nonmagnetic and magnetic impurities on the
superconducting transition temperature is studied theoretically within the BCS
model. An expression for the critical temperature as a function of potential
and spin-flip scattering rates is derived for a two-dimensional superconductor
with arbitrary in-plane anisotropy of the superconducting order parameter,
ranging from isotropic s-wave to d-wave (or any pairing state with nonzero
angular momentum) and including anisotropic s-wave and mixed (d+s)-wave as
particular cases. This expression generalizes the well-known Abrikosov-Gor'kov
formula for the critical temperature of impure superconductors. The effect of
defects and impurities in high temperature superconductors is discussed.Comment: 4 eps figure
Rifapentine access in Europe: growing concerns over key tuberculosis treatment component
[No abstract available]Support statement: C. Lange is supported by the German Center of Infection Research (DZIF). All other authors have no funding to declare for this study. Funding information for this article has been deposited with the Crossref Funder Registry
A new stable organic metal:
The κ-(BETS)2C(CN)3 radical cation salt was prepared by electrocrystallization,
and its crystal structure was determined by single crystal X-ray diffraction. The electronic
structure of κ-(BETS)2C(CN)3
was studied by means of the extended Hückel tight binding
method. The electrical conductivity of this salt as a function of temperature shows a metallic
behaviour down to 1.3 K. Shubnikov-de
Haas oscillations reveal both the classical and
magnetic breakdown orbits on the Fermi surface
typical of the κ-type organic conductors. In
addition, a low frequency oscillation (250 T) which is not predicted by the band structure
calculations has been found in the oscillation spectrum