Abstract
The effect of the first-order phase transition occurring around 220K on the crystal and electronic structure of the molecular superconductor (BEDO-TTF)2ReO4·H2O has been studied. The crystal structure at 170K has been determined and it is found that the main structural change resulting from the phase transition is connected with a rotation of the ReO4- anions. This rotation leads to changes in the S....S and S...O intermolecular contacts within the BEDO-TTF donor layers, nevertheless the band structure is remained practically unchanged. Possible changes in the crystal structure which can occur at room temperature depending on the experimental conditions are considered. It seems very likely that the (BEDO-TTF)2ReO4·H2O crystal loses its water molecules in the vacuum and hence changes its crystal structure.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 1853-1856 |
Number of pages | 4 |
Journal | Synthetic Metals |
Volume | 103 |
Issue number | 1-3 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Jun 24 1999 |
Externally published | Yes |
Event | Proceedings of the 1998 International Conference on Science and Technology of Synthetic Metals (ICSM-98) - Montpellier Duration: Jul 12 1998 → Jul 18 1998 |
Funding
The work was financially supported by RFBR (Russian Foundation for Basic Research)G rants 96-03-32029, 97-03-33581 and the RussianN ationai Program“ Physics of quantum wave processes”S. . Khasanovw ould like to thank Universite BordeauxI for fundingh is stay at ICMCB.