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Surface levels of organic conductors in a tilted in-plane magnetic field

  • Danica Krstovska ORCID logo EMAIL logo and Aleksandar Skeparovski
Published/Copyright: June 1, 2021
Zeitschrift für Naturforschung A
From the journal Zeitschrift für Naturforschung A Volume 76 Issue 8

Abstract

Surface quantum states in quasi-two dimensional organic conductors induced by an external magnetic field tilted in the plane of the layers are obtained and analyzed. In tilted magnetic fields, these states arise from the transitions of the electrons between the closed orbits on the sides of the Fermi surface determined by the electron momentum along the magnetic field direction pB and the coordinate of the center of electron revolution Z. By far, in organic conductors, the surface states have not been studied for tilted magnetic fields. In this work, we have performed detail analyses of the surface states in a tilted in-plane magnetic field by calculating the surface energy spectrum and surface wave functions in order to address their properties and features. We find that, in a tilted magnetic field, the surface levels have higher energies compared to those at zero tilt angle but can be observed only up to a certain tilt angle. The resonant magnetic field and angular values at which the peaks in the surface oscillations should be observed are obtained. Further theoretical and new experimental studies of the surface states in a tilted magnetic field might give new insights into the surface properties of quasi-two dimensional organic conductors. Additionally, they may reveal new information about the parameters of the Fermi surface of organic conductors necessary for its reconstruction.

Keywords: angular resonant values; magnetic field resonant values; quasi-two dimensional organic conductors; skipping electrons; surface states; tilted in-plane magnetic field
Corresponding author: Danica Krstovska, Faculty of Natural Sciences and Mathematics, Ss. Cyril and Methodius University, Arhimedova 3, Skopje1000, Macedonia, E-mail:

  1. Author contribution: All the authors have accepted responsibility for the entire content of this submitted manuscript and approved submission.

  2. Research funding: None declared.

  3. Conflict of interest statement: The authors declare no conflicts of interest regarding this article.

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Received: 2021-04-12
Revised: 2021-05-11
Accepted: 2021-05-13
Published Online: 2021-06-01
Published in Print: 2021-08-26

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Keywords for this article
angular resonant values; magnetic field resonant values; quasi-two dimensional organic conductors; skipping electrons; surface states; tilted in-plane magnetic field

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