Two-dimensional variable range hopping in the spin-liquid candidate κ-(BEDT-TTF)2Cu2(CN)3

被引:9
作者
Culo, M. [1 ]
Tafra, E. [2 ]
Basletic, M. [2 ]
Tomic, S. [1 ]
Hamzic, A. [2 ]
Korin-Hamzic, B. [1 ]
Dressel, M. [3 ]
Schlueter, J. A. [4 ]
机构
[1] Inst Phys, HR-10001 Zagreb, Croatia
[2] Univ Zagreb, Fac Sci, Dept Phys, HR-10002 Zagreb, Croatia
[3] Univ Stuttgart, Inst Phys 1, D-70550 Stuttgart, Germany
[4] Argonne Natl Lab, Div Mat Sci, Argonne, IL 60439 USA
关键词
Organic conductors; Strongly correlated electron systems; Magnetotransport properties; Variable range hopping;
D O I
10.1016/j.physb.2014.11.072
中图分类号
O469 [凝聚态物理学];
学科分类号
070205 ;
摘要
We present the measurements of the magnetotransport properties of the spin liquid candidate kappa-(BEDT-TTF)(2)Cu-2(CN)(3). The temperature dependencies of dc resistivity and Hall coefficient RH as well as magnetoresistance at fixed temperatures in magnetic fields up to 5 T suggest that the charge transport takes place via 2D variable range hopping among localized states. (C) 2014 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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页数:3
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