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Magnetic field induced lattice effects in a quasi-two-dimensional organic conductor close to the Mott metal-insulator transition

Mariano de Souza, Andreas Brühl, Christian Strack, Dieter Schweitzer, and Michael Lang
Phys. Rev. B 86, 085130 – Published 21 August 2012

Abstract

We present ultra-high-resolution dilatometric studies in magnetic fields on a quasi-two-dimensional organic conductor κ-(D8-BEDT-TTF)2Cu[N(CN)2]Br, which is located close to the Mott metal-insulator (MI) transition. The obtained thermal expansion coefficient, α(T), reveals two remarkable features: (i) the Mott MI transition temperature TMI=(13.6±0.6) K is insensitive to fields up to 10 T, the highest applied field; (ii) for fields along the interlayer b axis, a magnetic field induced (FI) phase transition at TFI=(9.5±0.5) K is observed above a threshold field Hc1 T, indicative of a spin reorientation with strong magnetoelastic coupling.

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  • Received 29 May 2012

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevB.86.085130

©2012 American Physical Society

Authors & Affiliations

Mariano de Souza1,2,*, Andreas Brühl1, Christian Strack1, Dieter Schweitzer3, and Michael Lang1

  • 1Physikalisches Institut, Goethe-Universität Frankfurt, SFB-TR49, Max-von-Laue Strasse 1, D-60438 Frankfurt am Main, Germany
  • 2Instituto de Geociências e Ciências Exatas - IGCE, Unesp - Univ Estadual Paulista, Departamento de Física, Caixa Postal 178, 13506-970 Rio Claro (SP), Brazil
  • 33. Physikalisches Institut, Universität Stuttgart, D-70550 Stuttgart, Germany

  • *mariano@rc.unesp.br

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Vol. 86, Iss. 8 — 15 August 2012

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  • Figure 1
    Figure 1
    Pressure-temperature (P-T) phase diagram of κ-(ET)2Cu[N(CN)2]Z at zero magnetic field. The dashed line labeled TN indicates the paramagnetic-to-antiferromagnetic transition, the dash-dotted line labeled Tc corresponds to the transition into bulk superconductivity, and the thick solid line labeled TMI marks the first-order metal-to-insulator transition. D8-Br and H8-Br (position estimated according to Ref. 2) refer to the position of the deuterated and protonated single crystals of κ-(ET)2Cu[N(CN)2]Br, respectively. The vertical dotted line indicates the performed T sweeps for “D8-Br” crystals, illustrating a crossing of the S-shaped line. Open symbols refer to literature data for the critical end point (P0, T0): (Ref. 3), (Ref. 4), (Ref. 5), (Ref. 6), and (Ref. 7). The position of the solid circle, corresponding to TMI for the present crystal, implies that at this point in the phase diagram TMI coincides with TN (cf. Ref. 8).Reuse & Permissions
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    Values of α(T) along the b axis for single-crystal κ-(D8-ET)2Cu[N(CN)2]Br. Inset: magnification of the low-temperature αb(T) data (left scale) together with results of the resistance normalized to the room-temperature value (right scale). TMI refers to the MI transition temperature and Tc denotes the critical temperature to percolative SC.Reuse & Permissions
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    Figure 3
    Values of α(T) for single-crystal κ-(D8-ET)2Cu[N(CN)2]Br measured along the b axis at low temperatures under selected fields, as indicated. Solid lines are a guide for the eyes. TFI refers to the magnetic field induced transition temperature and TMI to the metal-to-insulator transition temperature. Data taken at 0.5, 1, 2, 4, 6, and 10 T are shifted vertically for clarity.Reuse & Permissions
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    Schematic B-T diagram for κ-D8-Br. Symbols refer to the peak anomaly in αb(T). Diamonds: peak position of the anomaly in αb associated with the metal-to-insulator transition, AFI + Perc. SC refers to the antiferromagnetic insulating phase coexisting with percolative superconductivity, while SF + Perc. SC indicates the spin-flopped phase coexisting with percolative superconductivity. Lines represent the various phase transitions discussed in the main text. PM and PI denote paramagnetic metal and paramagnetic insulator, respectively. The hatched region indicates the T window in which a double-peak structure in αb(T) is observed. The spin-reoriented phase refers to the region where MA and MB are antiparallel, giving rise to an interplane antiferromagnetic ordering as discussed in the main text (cf. Ref. 14).Reuse & Permissions
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