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    Superconductivity in polycrystalline pressed samples of organic metals
    (1989) Schweitzer, Dieter; Gärtner, Stephan; Grimm, Hans; Gogu, Emil; Keller, Heimo J.
    We report bulk superconductivity at ambient pressure in polycrystalline pressed samples of αt-(BEDT-TTF)2I3. As in single crystals of αt-(BEDT-TTF)2I3 the onset for superconductivity in the polycrystalline pressed samples lies at about 9K but the transition is broader. Zero resistivity is observed at 2.2K and the middle of the transition is found at 5K. The measurement of the ac susceptibility shows that at 2K about 50% of the sample is superconducting, but at this temperature the transition is still not saturated. The observation of bulk superconductivity in this polycrystalline pressed samples is of special interest because it demonstrates that organic superconductors can be used in principle as well for the production of electronic devices such as squids and superconducting cables. In addition the finding of bulk superconductivity in large pressed samples of crystallites of the typical diameter of 1μm of an organic metal indicates that the observation of superconductivity in organic polymers should be possible as well.
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    Radical cation salts of an unsymmetrical BEDT-TTF derivative: DIMET
    (1987) Bender, Klaus; Endres, Helmut; Gärtner, Stephan; Gogu, Emil; Heid, Rolf; Heinen, Ilsabe; Keller, Heimo J.; Kraatz, Andrea; Schweitzer, Dieter
    A surprising fact in the structures of the organic superconductors (TMTSF)2 Cl04 and -β-(BEDT-TTF)2X (X=I3-, IBr2- and AuI2-) is that there exists a slight dimerisation of the donor molecules within the stacks of these radical cation salts. Therefore, the question arises whether a more pronounced dimerisation in organic radical salts of this type leads to stronger intra- and interstack interactions and to stronger couplings between the unpaired electrons. This might result in an increase of the transition temperature to superconductivity. A step in this direction is the preparation of "unsymmetrical" donors like DIMET, which was synthesized recently. This new donor was electrocrystallized by us in different solvents using tetrabutylammonium salts of various anions like ClO4-, ReO4-, NO3-, I3-, (AuI2)-, PF6-, ASF6- and SbF6- as electrolytes. With all these anions radical salts were obtained and in some cases even several crystallographic different phases.
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    Bulk superconductivity at ambient pressure in polycrystalline pressed samples of organic metals
    (1990) Schweitzer, Dieter; Kahlich, Siegfried; Gärtner, Stephan; Gogu, Emil; Grimm, Hans; Zamboni, Roberto; Keller, Heimo J.
    Bulk superconductivity in polycrystalline pressed samples of αt-(BEDT-TTF)2I3 and βp-(BEDT-TTF)2I3 is reported. This finding shows that organic superconductors can be used in principle for the preparation of electronic devices and superconducting cables.
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    Superconductivity at 10 K and ambient pressure in the organic metal (BEDT-TTF)2Cu(SCN)2
    (1988) Gärtner, Stephan; Gogu, Emil; Heinen, Ilsabe; Keller, Heimo J.; Klutz, Thomas; Schweitzer, Dieter
    We confirm the observation of superconductivity at ambient pressure above 10 K in the organic metal (BEDT-TTF)2Cu(SCN)2 as reported recently by Urayama et al [12]. In addition we have measured ESR, ac-susceptibility and thermopower in crystals of (BEDT-TTF)2Cu(SCN)2 and have shown that in contrast to other organic superconductors here a relatively sharp superconducting transition even in the ac-susceptibility can be observed which saturates already around 8 K. The thermopower measurements indicate a clear metal-metal phase transition at 100 K and a possible second phase transition at around 50 K, while from the temperature dependence of the resistivity and susceptibility (ESR) these phase transitions cannot be observed.
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    Superconductivity at ambient pressure in BEDT-TTF radical salts
    (1988) Schweitzer, Dieter; Polychroniadis, K.; Klutz, Thomas; Keller, Heimo J.; Hennig, Ingolf; Heinen, Ilsabe; Haeberlen, Ulrich; Gogu, Emil; Gärtner, Stephan
    Crystals of (BEDT-TTF)2Cu(NCS)2 were prepared by several methods and the superconducting transitions investigated by resistivity and ac susceptibility measurements. Depending on the preparation of the crystals a variation of the temperature of the superconducting transition is observed. This variation is manifested in the upper critical fields Hc2 and proton NMR relaxation measurements at temperatures below Tc show it as well. The upper critical fields Hc2 of crystals of αt(BEDT-TTF)2I3 were determined in dependence of the temperature and of the direction of the magnetic field with respect to the various crystal axes by measuring the mid transition of the resistivity and of the rf penetration depth. The data are analyzed with the anisotropic effective mass model in the picture of the Ginsburg Landau (Gl) theory as well as in the picture of a layered superconductor. 13C Knight shifts measured by magic angle sample spinning and NMR cross polarisation methods support the picture of the layered superconductor.
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    Transport properties of single crystals and polycristalline pressed samples of (BEDT-TTF)2X salts and related coordination polymers
    (1991) Schweitzer, Dieter; Kahlich, Siegfried; Gärtner, Stephan; Gogu, Emil; Grimm, Hans; Heinen, Ilsabe; Klutz, Thomas; Zamboni, Roberto; Keller, Heimo J.; Renner, Gerd
    Ten years ago in 1979, superconductivity was observed for the first time in an organic metal. today, about 30 different organic metals are known, which become superconducting under pressure or ambient pressure. The organic superconductors with the highest transition temperatures are all radical salts of the donor bis(ethylenedithioio)-tettathiafulvalene (BEDT-TTF), namely at ambient pressure (BEDT-TTF)2CU(NCS)2 (Tc = 10.4 K) and αt,-(BEDT-TTF)2I3 (Tc = 8 K) and under isotropic pressure β H- (BEDT-TTF)2I3(0.5 kbar, Tc = 7.5 K) The latter β H-phase can even become superconducting at 8 K and ambient pressure, after a special pressure-temperature cycling procedure i.e. pressurization up to 1 kbar at room temperature, and release of the helium gas pressure at temperarures below 125 K. Nevertheless, this superconducting state at 8 K in β H-(BEDT -TTF)2I3 is only metastable , since warming up the crystal above 125 K and cooling down again under ambient pressure, results only in superconductivity at 1.3 K, the so-called β L - or β-phase.
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    Bulk superconductivity in polycrystalline pressed samples of αt-(BEDT-TTF)2I3 and βp-(BEDT-TTF)2I3
    (1990) Schweitzer, Dieter; Kahlich, Siegfried; Gärtner, Stephan; Gogu, Emil; Grimm, Hans; Zamboni, Roberto; Keller, Heimo J.
    Bulk superconductivity at ambient pressure in pressed samples of polycrystalline αt-(BEDT-TTF)2I3 and βp-(BEDT-TTF)2I3 is reported. This finding is remarkable because it demonstrates that organic superconductors can be used in principal for applications such as the preparation of electronic devices and superconducting cables. In addition the observation of bulk superconductivity in large pressed samples of crystallites of a typical diameter of 1μm of organic metals indicates that superconductivity in organic polymers should be observable as well.