Crystal Structures of Organic Superconductor, (BEDT-TTF)2Cu(NCS)2, at 298 K and 104 K

Abstract

Abstract The crystal structures of an organic superconductor (BEDT-TTF)2Cu(NCS)2 (Tc=10.4 K) at 298 K and 104 K are determined by X-ray analysis. The packing pattern of donors is nearly analogous to κ-(BEDT-TTF)2I3. The counter anion, Cu(NCS)2−, has no positional disorder and constructs a peculiar sheet where a copper ion is coordinated with a sulfur and two nitrogen atoms to form a one-dimensional polymer with a permanent dipole moment.