Mott-anderson transition in molecular conductors: Influence of randomness on strongly correlated electrons in the κ-(BEDT-TTF)2X system

Crystals

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 374-392

  Sasaki, Takahiko ^a  

^a TOHOKU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Anderson localization; Mott transition; Organic conductor; X ray irradiation

Indexed keywords

EID: 84883444362     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20734352     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/cryst2020374     Document Type: Review

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