Superconducting Phase in λ-(BEDT-STF)₂GaCl₄ at High Pressures

Abstract

Electrical resistivity measurements under pressure were conducted on the organic conductor λ-(BEDT-STF)2GaCl4, which is situated between λ-(ET)2GaCl4 and λ-(BETS)2GaCl4. Magnetic susceptibility was also measured at ambient pressure. A drop in resistivity, which is associated with the superconducting transition, was observed at Tc ≈ 5 K above 1.22 GPa. The superconducting phase was confirmed by pair-breaking under a magnetic field. This is the first observation of superconductivity in λ-(BEDT-STF)2GaCl4. The temperature dependence of spin susceptibility suggests a two-dimensional antiferromagnetic spin system without any magnetic ordering. The phase adjacent to the superconducting phase in λ-type systems is not the antiferromagnetic phase, unlike the case for κ-(ET)2X.