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Anisotropic thermopower of the organic superconductor. kappa. -(BEDT-TTF) sub 2 Cu(N(CN) sub 2 )Br

Journal Article · · Physical Review, B: Condensed Matter; (United States)
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  1. Department of Physics and Material Research Laboratory, University of Illinois, Urbana, Illinois (USA)
  2. Chemistry and Materials Science Divisions, Argonne National Laboratory, Argonne, Illinois (USA)
  3. Department of Chemistry, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina (USA)
  4. Department of Physics, Princeton University, Princeton, New Jersey (USA) Exxon Research and Engineering Company, Annandale, New Jersey (USA)
The thermopower of the organic superconductor {kappa}-(BEDT-TTF){sub 2}Cu(N(CN){sub 2})Br single crystals has been measured in two crystallographic directions {bold a} and {bold c} within the most conducting organic donor molecule plane. (Here BEDT-TTF represents bis(ethylenethio)-tetrathiafulvalene.) While the thermopower in the {bold a} direction is positive, the thermopower in the {bold c} direction is negative. The drastic anisotropy in thermopower reveals that the carriers in the {bold a} direction are holelike, whereas the carriers in the {bold c} direction are electronlike. A calculation based on the tight-binding electronic band structure is able to describe the temperature dependence of the anisotropic thermopower, but with a much reduced band dispersion.
Research Organization:
Argonne National Laboratory (ANL), Argonne, IL
DOE Contract Number:
W-31109-ENG-38; FG05-86ER45259
OSTI ID:
5235079
Journal Information:
Physical Review, B: Condensed Matter; (United States), Journal Name: Physical Review, B: Condensed Matter; (United States) Vol. 44:13; ISSN PRBMD; ISSN 0163-1829
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English