Magnetization study of the field-induced transitions in tetramethyltetraselenafulvalenium perchlorate, (TMTSF)2ClO4

M. J. Naughton, J. S. Brooks, L. Y. Chiang, R. V. Chamberlin, P. M. Chaikin

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    Abstract

    We have utilized a novel technique to measure both the magnetization and magnetoresistance of a single crystal of (TMTSF)2ClO4 in the regime where the magnetic field induces a series of metal-to-semimetal transitions. We find anisotropic magnetization with extremely sharp oscillatory structure similar to that expected for a quantized two-dimensional electron gas. However, the temperature and field dependences of the anomalies suggest a series of first-order phase transitions as opposed to the conventional de Haas-van Alphen effect. The entropy loss is comparable to the entropy of the electron gas.

    Original languageEnglish (US)
    Pages (from-to)969-972
    Number of pages4
    JournalPhysical Review Letters
    Volume55
    Issue number9
    DOIs
    StatePublished - 1985

    ASJC Scopus subject areas

    • General Physics and Astronomy

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