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Mechanism of Superconductivity in Organic Materials

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Organic Superconductors

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The mechanism of superconductivity is one of the most exciting areas for the study of organic superconductors. It is exotic and may be different from the BCS mechanism. The type of superconductivity, i.e., s-, p- or d-wave, has been argued to be dependent on the mechanism. Moreover, it is interesting that some aspects resemble those in high-Tc oxide superconductors. Understanding the mechanism will clarify how the magnitude of Tc can reach, e.g, 10 K for κ-(ET)2Cu(NCS)2, and how it may be pushed higher, as well as why its pressure dependence is so large. These studies are still at initial stages, and we do not yet have any firm conclusion. In this chapter we review several models.

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