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Title: Pressure-temperature phase diagram, inverse isotope effect, and superconductivity in excess of 13 K in. kappa. -(BEDT-TTF) sub 2 Cu(N(CN) sub 2 )Cl, where BEDT-TTF is bis(ethylenedithio)tetrathiafulvalene

Journal Article · · Physical Review, B: Condensed Matter; (United States)
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  1. Sandia National Laboratories, Albuquerque, New Mexico (USA)
  2. Chemistry and Materials Science Divisions, Argonne National Laboratory, Argonne, Illinois (USA)

The pressure-temperature phase diagram of the highest-{ital T}{sub {ital c}} organic superconductor, {kappa}-(BEDT-TTF){sub 2}Cu(N(CN){sub 2})Cl is determined, where BEDT-TTF is bis(ethylenedithio)tetrathiafulvalene. Semiconducting, insulating, metallic, and superconducting regimes are seen at pressures below 1 kbar. Superconductivity at 12.5 K and 0.3 kbar {ital increases} by 0.5--1.5 K upon deuteration of BEDT-TTF, in striking contrast to the normal isotope effect determined previously for {kappa}-(BEDT-TTF){sub 2}Cu(N(CN){sub 2})Br.

DOE Contract Number:
AC04-76DP00789; W-31-109-ENG-38
OSTI ID:
5203072
Journal Information:
Physical Review, B: Condensed Matter; (United States), Vol. 44:9; ISSN 0163-1829
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English