Field induced spin density waves in quasi-1D conductors

Autor: G Montambaux
Rok vydání: 1991
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Zdroj: Physica Scripta. :188-193
ISSN: 1402-4896
0031-8949
DOI: 10.1088/0031-8949/1991/t35/041
Popis: We present a review of the unusual physics of the quasi-1D conductors in a magnetic field. They have an open Fermi surface and dramatic magnetic field effects were a priori not expected in these compounds. But they present a very rich phase diagram in a field. The reason is that, although the field does not quantize the electronic orbits in the metallic phase, it has a spectacular effect on the instability of this metallic phase. As a result, the CDW or SDW ground state has a complex structure made of a cascade of successive subphases with quantization of Hall effect and very unusual thermodynamics. We review the successes and failures of the Quantized Nesting model used to describe these phases.
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