Abstract
A structural phase transition from monoclinic C2/c to triclinic P symmetry has been found by X-ray diffraction in a number of single crystals of the known family of organic metals and superconductors β′′-(BEDT-TTF)4H3O[Fe(C2O4)3]·G where G stands for halogenated benzene derivatives and their mixtures with benzonitrile. The transition occurs upon lowering the temperature at 180–230 K. Comparison of the crystal and electronic structure of the monoclinic and triclinic phases reveals details of the structural transformations in the (PhCl + PhCN)-containing superconducting β′′-crystal, as an example. It is shown that the transition concerns mainly the anion layer and has a weak influence on the structure of the BEDT-TTF layer and, consequently, on the conducting properties of the single crystals.
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