References
Background references
General
-
Introduction to Superconductivity, Second Edition by Michael Tinkham- A readable and thorough explanation
of the standard theory of superconductivity.
- Organic Superconductors by T. Ishiguro, K. Yamaji, and G.Saito- A good overview of organic superconductor theory and research as of 1999.
Charge and Spin Density Waves
- Brown, S., Gruner, G. "Charge and Spin Density Waves", Scientific American, 4, 50 (1994).
- Thorne, Robert E. "Charge-density-wave conductors" Physics Today, 49, 5 (1996)
Websites for other groups
- Paul Chaikin's group
- Charles Agosta's group studying low-dimensional metals at Clark University
- Study of Bechgaard Salts at the University of Paris
Experimenally obtained values for Tc for some organic superconductors
Material | Pc (in kbar) | Tc (in K) |
(TMTSF)2PF6 | 6.5 | 1.2 |
(TMTSF)2AsF6 | 9 | 1.4 |
(TMTSF)2TaF6 | 12 | 1.4 |
(TMTSF)2ClO4 | 0 | 1.4 |
(TMTSF)2ReO4 | 6.5 | 1.2 |
Funding for organic superconductor research in the Hoffman lab was provided by the National Science Foundation under grant number DMR-0508812.
This organic superconductor website was written by former undergraduates Julia Mundy and Sam Cross.