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The ground state of $\lambda$-(BEDT-TTF)$_2$GaCl$_4$, which has the same structure as the organic superconductor $\lambda$-(BETS)$_2$GaCl$_4$, was investigated by magnetic susceptibility and $^{13}$C NMR measurements. The temperature…
Utilizing infrared vibrational spectroscopy we have investigated dimerized two-dimensional organic salts in order to search for possible charge redistribution that might cause electronic dipoles and ferroelectricity: the quantum spin liquid…
The electronic properties of molecular conductors can be readily varied via physical or chemical pressure as it increases the bandwidth W; this enables crossing the Mott insulator-to-metal phase transition by reducing electronic…
A new compound with a quasi-two-dimensional array of FeSe3O tetrahedra and an orthorombic structure, namely BaFe2Se2O, has been successfully fabricated. Experimental results show that this compound is an insulator and has an…
(BEDT-TFF)$_2$I$_3$ charge transfer salts are reported to show superconductivity and pressure induced quasi two-dimensional Dirac cones at the Fermi level. By performing state of the art ab initio calculations in the framework of density…
The low-temperature electronic state of the layered organic charge-transfer salt $\kappa$-(BETS)$_2$FeCl$_4$ was probed by interlayer electrical resistance measurements under magnetic field. Both above and below $T_{\mathrm{N}}=0.47\,$K,…
BEDT-TTF-based organic conductors host a number of ground states, tuned by electron repulsion from Mott and charge ordered insulators to superconductors. Knowing charge distribution on the molecular sites in the insulating state of these…
We utilize a glass-like structural transition in order to induce a Mott metal-insulator transition in the quasi-two-dimensional organic charge-transfer salt $\kappa$-(BEDT-TTF)$_2$Cu[N(CN)$_2$]Br. In this material, the terminal ethylene…
$^{77}$Se-NMR spectrum and frequency shift measurements in the paramagnetic metal (PM) and antiferromagnetic insulating (AFI) phases are reported for a small single crystal of the organic conductor $\lambda-$(BETS)$_{2}$FeCl$_{4}$ as a…
We theoretically investigate charge order and nonlinear conduction in a quasi-two-dimensional organic conductor \beta-(meso-DMBEDT-TTF)2PF6 [DMBEDT-TTF=dimethylbis(ethylenedithio)tetrathiafulvalene]. Within the Hartree-Fock approximation,…
The organic charge-transfer salt $\kappa$-(BEDT-TTF)$_{2}$Hg(SCN)$_{2}$Br is a quasi two-dimensional metal with a half-filled conduction band at ambient conditions. When cooled below $T=80$ K it undergoes a pronounced transition to an…
We investigate low-temperature electronic states of the series of organic conductors $\beta^{\prime\prime}$-(BEDT-TTF)$_4$[(H$_3$O)M(C$_2$O$_4$)$_3$]G, where BEDT-TTF is bis(ethylenedithio)tetrathiafulvalene, and M and G represent trivalent…
We calculate the effective Coulomb repulsion between electrons/holes, U, and site energy for an isolated BEDT-TTF [bis(ethylenedithio)tetrathiafulvalene] molecule in vacuo. U=4.2 \pm 0.1 eV for 44 experimental geometries taken from a broad…
Two organic conducting materials, where unusual aspects of their composition play important roles, are explored: beta''-(BEDT-TTF)2SF5XSO3 which exhibits superconductivity, or a metal-insulator transition (for X=CH2CF2 or CHF respectively),…
We consider the electronic properties of layered molecular crystals of the type theta-D$_2$A, where A is an anion and D is a donor molecule such as BEDT-TTF [where BEDT-TTF is bis-(ethylenedithia-tetrathiafulvalene)] which is arranged in…
We performed third-order electrical conductivity measurements on the organic conductor $\alpha$-(BEDT-TTF)$_2$I$_3$ using an ac bridge technique sensitive to nonlinear signals. Third-order conductance $G_3$ is clearly observed even at low…
The $\EtMeP$ and $\EtMeSb$ nearly triangular organic salts are distinguished from most other Pd[(dmit)$_2$] based salts, as they display valence bond and no long range order, respectively. Under pressure, a superconducting phase is revealed…
We report a $^{13}$C-NMR study on the ambient-pressure metallic phase of the layered organic conductor $\theta$-(BEDT-TTF)$_{2}$I$_{3}$ [BEDT-TTF: bisethylenedithio-tetrathiafulvalene], which is expected to connect the physics of correlated…
The recently proposed multiferroic state of the charge-transfer salt {\kappa}-(BEDT-TTF)$_2$Cu[N(CN)$_2$]Cl [P. Lunkenheimer et al., Nature Mater., vol. 11, pp. 755-758, Sept. 2012] has been studied by dc-conductivity, magnetic…
We present high-resolution measurements of the relative length change as a function of temperature of the organic charge-transfer salt $\kappa$-(BEDT-TTF)$_2$Hg(SCN)$_2$Cl. We identify anomalous features at $T_g \approx\,63$ K which can be…