EVIDENCE THAT THE SDW PHASE-TRANSITION IN (TMTSF)2PF6 IS 1ST-ORDER

Authors
CLARK WG HANSON ME WONG WH ALAVI B
Citation
Wg. Clark et al., EVIDENCE THAT THE SDW PHASE-TRANSITION IN (TMTSF)2PF6 IS 1ST-ORDER, Physica. B, Condensed matter, 194, 1994, pp. 285-286
Citations number
10
Categorie Soggetti
Physics, Condensed Matter
Journal title
Physica. B, Condensed matter → ACNP
ISSN journal
09214526
Volume
194
Year of publication
1994
Part
1
Pages
285 - 286
Database
ISI
SICI code
0921-4526(1994)194:<285:ETTSPI>2.0.ZU;2-C
Abstract
Analysis of the proton NMR lineshape in (TMTSF)2PF6 near the spin dens ity wave (SDW) transition at 12.1 K shows that both the metallic and S DW phases coexist with a discontinuous jump in the order parameter at the transition. This behavior is evidence that the transition is first order.