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Phys. Rev. Lett. 69, 2827–2830 (1992)

Lebed’s magic angle effects in (TMTSF)2PF6

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W. Kang, S. T. Hannahs, and P. M. Chaikin
Department of Physics, Princeton University, Princeton, New Jersey 08544
Francis Bitter National Magnet Laboratory, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139
Exxon Research and Engineering Co., Annandale, New Jersey 08801

Received 6 July 1992; published in the issue dated 9 November 1992

Lebed predicted striking effects in both the metallic and field-induced spin-density-wave (FISDW) states of quasi-one-dimensional conductors when the orientation of the magnetic field causes commensurate electron motion in the least-conducting plane. We have observed sharp cusplike dips in the normal-state magnetoresistance of (TMTSF)2PF6 suggesting a giant resonance at the commensurate angles. On entering the FISDW state some of the dips become peaks, others fade, and fractional states appear. Magic angle effects are also prominent in the phase boundary of the FISDW state and in the Hall resistance.

© 1992 The American Physical Society

URL:
http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/PhysRevLett.69.2827
DOI:
10.1103/PhysRevLett.69.2827
PACS:
72.15.Gd, 73.20.Dx, 74.70.Kn