Recent progress in high-pressure studies on organic conductors

Sci Technol Adv Mater. 2009 Jul 6;10(2):024307. doi: 10.1088/1468-6996/10/2/024307. eCollection 2009 Apr.

Abstract

Recent high-pressure studies of organic conductors and superconductors are reviewed. The discovery of the highest Tc superconductivity among organics under high pressure has triggered the further progress of the high-pressure research. Owing to this finding, various organic conductors with the strong electron correlation were investigated under high pressures. This review includes the pressure techniques using the cubic anvil apparatus, as well as high-pressure studies of the organic conductors up to 10 GPa showing extraordinary temperature and pressure dependent transport phenomena.

Keywords: Daphne oil; Mott insulator; charge ordering; charge-density-wave; cubic anvil apparatus; electron correlation; high-pressure; metal-insulator transition; organic conductor; spin-density-wave; superconductivity.

Publication types

  • Review