A study of the magnetoresistance of the charge-transfer salt (BEDT-TTF)3Cl2· 2H2O at hydrostatic pressures of up to 20 kbar: Evidence for a charge-density-wave ground state and the observation of pressure-induced superconductivity

Journal of Physics Condensed Matter

Volumn 8, Issue 33, 1996, Pages 6005-6017

  Lubczynski, W ^a,b   Demishev, S V ^a,c   Singleton, J ^a   Caulfield, J M ^a   Du Croo De Jongh, L ^a   Kepert, C J ^d   Blundell, S J ^a   Hayes, W ^a   Kurmoo, M ^d   Day, P ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b Department of Solid State Physics ^*  (Poland)

^c PROKHOROV GENERAL PHYSICS INSTITUTE   (Russian Federation)

^d DAVY FARADAY RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0000120065     PISSN: 09538984     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0953-8984/8/33/009     Document Type: Article

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