Multidimensional nature of molecular organic conductors revealed by angular magnetoresistance oscillations

Angle-dependent magnetoresistance experiments on organic conductors exhibit a wide range of angular oscillations associated with the dimensionality and symmetry of the crystal structure and electron energy dispersion. In particular, characteristics associated with 1, 2, and 3-dimensional electronic motion are separately revealed when a sample is rotated through different crystal planes in a magnetic field. Originally discovered in the TMTSF-based conductors, these effects are particularly pronounced in the related system (DMET)2I3. Here, experimental and computational results for magnetoresistance oscillations in this material, over a wide range of magnetic field orientations, are presented in such a manner as to uniquely highlight this multidimensional behavior. The calculations employ the Boltzmann transport equation that incorporates the system's triclinic crystal structure, which allows for accurate estimates of the transfer integrals along the crystallographic axes, verifying the 1D, 2D and 3D nature of (DMET)2I3, as well as crossovers between dimensions in the electronic behavior.

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► Observation and simulations of all AMRO effects in (DMET)2I3.
► All known angular magnetoresistance oscillation effects appear in both calculation and experiment.
► Verify the 1D, 2D and 3D nature of (DMET)2I3, as well as crossovers between dimensions in the electronic behavior.