THERMODYNAMIC PROPERTIES OF THE ORGANIC SUPERCONDUCTOR KAPPA(L)-(ET)(2)AG(CF3)4-CENTER-DOT-TCE

Citation
J. Wosnitza et al., THERMODYNAMIC PROPERTIES OF THE ORGANIC SUPERCONDUCTOR KAPPA(L)-(ET)(2)AG(CF3)4-CENTER-DOT-TCE, Solid state communications, 98(1), 1996, pp. 21-25
Citations number
27
Categorie Soggetti
Physics, Condensed Matter
Journal title
ISSN journal
00381098
Volume
98
Issue
1
Year of publication
1996
Pages
21 - 25
Database
ISI
SICI code
0038-1098(1996)98:1<21:TPOTOS>2.0.ZU;2-8
Abstract
We present specific-heat, magnetization, and ac-susceptibility measure ments of the recently discovered organic superconductor kappa(L)-(ET)( 2)Ag(CF3)(4) . TCE, where ET (=BEDT-TTF) stands for bisethylenedithio- tetrathiafulvalene and TCE is the neutral solvent 1,1,2-trichloroethan e. We observed a very large anisotropy of the critical field B extrac ted from ac-susceptibility data in accord with the enhanced ET-layer s eparation due to the large anions. The strong frequency dependence of B reveals the weak pinning forces in the material. Magnetization and specific-heat, C, measurements prove the bulk effect of superconductiv ity. The linear coefficient of C is gamma approximate to 50 mJ/molK(2) which is a factor 9 larger than expected from a free-electron picture . Indications for strong coupling are found.