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Quantized Hall effect in the organic superconductor (TMTSF) sub 2 ReO sub 4 (TMTSF=tetramethyltetraselenafulvalinium)

Journal Article · · Physical Review, B: Condensed Matter; (USA)
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  1. Laboratoire de Physiques des Solides, Universite Paris, 91405 Orsay, France (FR)

We report evidence for a well-defined quantum Hall effect in the field-induced spin-density-wave states of the organic superconductor (TMTSF){sub 2}ReO{sub 4}. Hall resistance plateaus at {ital h}/2{ital e}{sup 2} and {ital h}/4{ital e}{sup 2} were clearly identified and correspond to the {ital n}=1 and {ital n}=2 states of the standard quantized nesting model. Magnetic breakdown is proposed as a tentative interpretation for the change in behavior of the Hall voltage occurring around 16 T and the existence of fast magnetoresistance oscillations. It is found that even in the semiconducting {ital n}=0 phase the absolute value of {rho}{sub {ital x}{ital y}} remains of the order of {ital h}/{ital e}{sup 2}. A tentative explanation for this effect in terms of incipient field-induced localization is proposed.

OSTI ID:
5557996
Journal Information:
Physical Review, B: Condensed Matter; (USA), Journal Name: Physical Review, B: Condensed Matter; (USA) Vol. 43:13; ISSN 0163-1829; ISSN PRBMD
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English