The Physics of Organic Superconductors and Conductors: Linking Disaster Recovery to Sustainable Development in Montserrat (Springer Series in Materials Science Book 110)

This book contains general (tutorial) and topical reviews, written by leading researchers in the area of organic superconductors and conductors from USA, Japan, France, Germany, Russia, United Kingdom, Korea, and Australia. It covers contemporary topics such as unconventional superconductivity, non-Fermi-liquid properties, the quantum Hall effect, strongly correlated electrons, novel types of quantum macroscopic phenomena in a magnetic field, magnetic field induced spin(charge)-density waves, and magnetic field induced exotic superconducting phases are described both from theoretical and experimental points of views. Two types of review are included: general (tutorial) reviews, containing both educational information and state of art information about recent experimental discoveries and theoretical predictions are intended for general readers, researchers and graduate students, specialized in any area of condensed matter physics; and topical reviews, emphasizing very recent developments, will be useful for researches and graduate students currently active in the physics of organic conductors and superconductors. The book provides both an introduction and a review of the current status of the field. Pt. I. Historical Surveys -- 1. Historical Approach To Organic Superconductivity / D. Jerome -- 2. From Sliding Charge Density Wave To Charge Ordering / P. Monceau -- 3. Field-induced Spin-density Waves And Dimensional Crossovers / A.g. Lebed -- 4. Cascade Of Fisdw Phases: Wave Vector Quantization And Its Consequences / M. Heritier -- Pt. Ii. General Reviews -- 5. La Tour Des Sels De Bechgaard / S.b. Brown, P.m. Chaikin And M.j. Naughton -- 6. Physical Properties Of Quasi-two-dimensional Organic Conductors In Strong Magnetic Fields / S. Uji And J.s. Brooks -- 7. Magnetic Properties Of Organic Conductors And Superconductors As Dimensional Crossovers / A.g. Lebed And S. Wu -- 8. Layered Organic Conductors In Strong Magnetic Fields / M.v. Kartsovnik -- 9. High-field Magnetoresistive Effects In Reduced-dimensionality Organic Metals And Superconductors / J. Singleton, R.d. Mcdonald And N. Harrison -- 10. Energy And Dielectric Relaxations In Bechgaard-fabre Salts / P. Monceau, J.-c. Lasjaunias, K. Biljakovic And F. Nad -- 11. Ferroelectricity And Charge Ordering In Quasi-id Organic Conductors / B.a. Brazovskii -- 12. Interacting Electrons In Quasi-one-dimensional Organic Superconductors / C. Bourbonnais And D. Jerome -- Pt. Iii. Unusual Properties Of A Metallic Phase -- 13. Unusual Magic Angles Effects In Bechgaard Salts / W. Kang -- 14. Versatile Method To Estimate Dimensionality Of Q1d Fermi Surface By Third Angular Effect / H. Yoshino And K. Murata -- 15. Microwave Spectroscopy Of Qid And Q2d Organic Conductors / S. Hill And S. Takahashi -- Pt. Iv. Field-induced Spin(charge)-density Wave Phases -- 16. Magnetic Field-induced Spin-density Wave And Spin-density Wave Phases In (tmtsf)[subscript 2]pf[subscript 6] / A.v. Kornilov And V.m. Pudalov -- 17. Theory Of The Quantum Hall Effect In Quasi-one-dimensional Conductors / V.m. Yakovenko -- 18. Orbitally Quantized Density-wave States Perturbed From Equilibrium / N. Harrison, R. Mcdonald And J. Singleton -- 19. Unconventional Density Waves In Organic Conductors And In Superconductors / K. Maki, B. Dora And A. Virosztek -- 20. Charge Density Waves In Strong Magnetic Fields / A. Bjelis And D. Zanchi -- 21. Unconventional Electronic Phases In (tmtsf)[subscript 2]x: The Case Of (tmtsf)[subscript 2]cio[subscript 4] / S. Haddad, M. Heritier And S. Charfi-kaddour -- Pt. V. Unconventional Superconducting Properties -- 22. Mott Transition And Superconductivity In Q2d Organic Conductors / K. Kanoda -- 23. Triplet Scenario Of Superconductivity Vs. Singlet One In (tmtsf)[subscript 2]x Materials / A.g. Lebed And S. Wu -- 24. Triplet Superconductivity In Quasi-one-dimensional Conductors / R.w. Cherng, W. Zhang And C.a.r. Sa De Melo -- 25. Theory Of The Fulde-ferrell-larkin-ovchinnikov State And Application To Quasi-low-dimensional Organic Superconductors / H. Shimahara -- Pt. Vi. Electron Correlations In Organic Conductors -- 26. So(4) Symmetry In Bechgaard Salts / D. Podolsky, E. Altman And E. Demler -- 27. From Luttinger To Fermi Liquids In Organic Conductors / T. Giamarchi. A.g. Lebed, Editor. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. Historically, quasi-low-dimensional superconductors were considered as the main candidates to observe high-temperature superconductivity. For a disc- sion of the related exotic mechanisms of superconductivity, suggested by W.A. Little and V.L. Ginzburg, see a chapter by D. J ́ erome in this volume. Unf- tunately, high-temperature superconductivity has not been discovered yet in quasi-one-dimensional (Q1D) and quasi-two-dimensional (Q2D) organic ma- rials. Nevertheless, very rich and, in many cases, unique physical properties of their metallic, superconducting, charge- and spin-density-wave phases allowed P.M. Chaikin to claim that the ?rst organic superconductors, (TMTSF) X, 2 are probably the most interesting electronic materials ever discovered. Our book welcomes a reader to a fascinating world of exotic condensed matter physics, low temperatures, and high and ultrahigh magnetic ?elds. It is written by leading experts in the area from USA, France, Japan, Russia, United Kingdom, Germany, Canada, South Korea, Croatia, Hungary, and Switzerland. The book consists of six parts, subdivided into 27 chapters, which contain both the experimental results and their theoretical explanations. The majority of the chapters contain pedagogical introductions and all necessary illustrations to be read separately. Although we concentrate on physical p- nomena, in the most chapters related chemistry and structural aspects of Q1D and Q2D organic materials are also discussed. This book contains general (tutorial) and topical reviews, written by leading researches in the area of organic superconductors and conductors from USA, Japan, France, Germany, Russia, United Kingdom, Korea, and Australia. It covers contemporary topics such as unconventional superconductivity, non- Fermi-liquid properties, the quantum Hall effect, strongly correlated electrons, novel types of quantum macroscopic phenomena in a magnetic field, magnetic field induced spin(charge)-density waves, and magnetic field induced exotic superconducting phases are described both from theoretical and experimental points of views. Two types of review are included: general (tutorial) reviews, containing both educational information and state of art information about recent experimental discoveries and theoretical predictions are intended for general readers, researchers and graduate students, specialized in any area of condensed matter physics; and topical reviews, emphasizing very recent developments, will be useful for researches and graduate students currently active in the physics of organic conductors and superconductors. The book provides both an introduction and a review of the current status of the field Contains general and topical reviews in the area of organic superconductors and conductors from USA, Japan, France, Germany, Russia, United Kingdom, Korea, and Australia. This book covers contemporary topics such as unconventional superconductivity, non-Fermi-liquid properties, the quantum Hall effect, and strongly correlated electrons.