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Electron-lattice coupling and broken symmetries of the molecular salt (TMTTF)2SbF6

W. Yu, F. Zhang, F. Zamborszky, B. Alavi, A. Baur, C. A. Merlic, and S. E. Brown
Phys. Rev. B 70, 121101(R) – Published 8 September 2004

Abstract

The temperature/pressure phase diagram for (TMTTF)2SbF6 is determined using C13 NMR spectroscopy. At ambient pressure, a transition to a charge-ordered (CO) state occurs at TCO=156K, and antiferromagnetic (AF) order is observed below TN=8K. Both are suppressed with pressure: when P>0.5GPa, there is no evidence for CO, and the low-temperature C13 NMR spectrum is consistent with a singlet [spin-Peierls (SP)] ground state. At a given pressure, the temperature dependence of the CO order parameter is not monotonic, and provides an opportunity to identify what processes could be controlling the CO amplitude. F19 NMR spectroscopy provides empirical evidence that electron-counterion coupling is crucial to stabilizing the CO and AF phases.

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  • Received 2 April 2004

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevB.70.121101

©2004 American Physical Society

Authors & Affiliations

W. Yu1,*, F. Zhang1, F. Zamborszky1, B. Alavi1, A. Baur2, C. A. Merlic2, and S. E. Brown1

  • 1Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of California, Los Angeles, California 90095, USA
  • 2Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of California, Los Angeles, California 90095, USA

  • *Electronic address: weiqiang@physics.ucla.edu

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Vol. 70, Iss. 12 — 15 September 2004

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