Phase boundary in the dimensionality of angle-dependent magnetoresistance oscillations in the charge-transfer salt

Abstract

Angle-dependent magnetoresistance oscillations (AMROs) have been studied in the isostructural charge-transfer salts and (where BEDT-TTF is bis(ethylenedithio)tetrathiafulvalene) in steady fields of up to 30 T. The shapes of the approximately elliptical quasi-two-dimensional (Q2D) Fermi surfaces that these organic metals possess have been determined at 30 T and are found to be in broad agreement with recent band-structure calculations. The Fermi surface of the salt undergoes a reconstruction at low fields and temperatures, resulting in a change in the dimensionality of the AMROs from Q2D character to quasi-one-dimensional character. This change is associated with the kink transition that is observed in magnetic field sweeps and is attributed to the formation of a spin-density wave ground state. The phase boundary of the change in the AMRO dimensionality has been followed to both the low-temperature high-field (about 23 T) and low-field high-temperature (about 8 K) extremes. The data are compared with recently proposed models of the AMROs and Fermi surfaces for these materials.