Global Phase Diagram of the Magnetic Field-Induced Organic Superconductors λ-(BETS)<sub>2</sub>Fe<sub><i>x</i></sub>Ga<sub>1-<i>x</i></sub>Cl<sub>4</sub>

Shinya Uji, Taichi Terashima, C. Terakura, Taro Yakabe, Yoshikazu Terai, Syuma Yasuzuka, Y. Imanaka, M. Tokumoto, Akiko Kobayashi, Fumiko Sakai,

Journal of the Physical Society of Japan · 2003 · 52 citations · 15 references

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Abstract

Organic alloys λ-(BETS) 2 Fe x Ga 1- x Cl 4 show superconductivity only under very high magnetic fields parallel to the conducting layer for x ≥0.47. As x decreases, the field induced superconducting phase shifts towards lower fields and a striking field-induced insulator to superconductor transition is observed below 4 T for x =0.45. We show that the overall features of the global phase diagram are well understood in terms of Jaccarino-Peter compensation mechanism. These results provide a new road map for the future design of high magnetic field superconductors.

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