Enhancement of spin-lattice relaxation rate of $\beta$$^{\prime\prime}$-(BEDT-TTF)$_{2}$SF$_{5}$CH$_{2}$CF$_{2}$SO$_{3}$ in its high-field superconducting phase

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Abstract

We report a $^{13}$C NMR study of an organic charge transfer salt $\beta$$^{\prime\prime}$-(BEDT-TTF)$_{2}$SF$_{5}$CH$_{2}$CF$_{2}$SO$_{3}$, focusing on the spin dynamics in its high-field inhomogeneous superconducting phase, a putative FFLO state. A noticeable enhancement of the spin-lattice relaxation rate beyond the normal state value is observed within the limits of the FFLO phase for a range of fields at T=750mK, resembling similar features previously observed in the related compound $\kappa$-ET. This enhancement is suppressed upon cooling, and its freeze-out is investigated in detail. Moreover, the angular dependence of the relaxation rate in the vicinity of the aligned in-plane field condition is probed, in an effort to inform the origin of the observed behavior with orbital or hyperfine effects.

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Authors

  • Hsin-Hua Wang

    Department of Physics $\&$ Astronomy, University of California, Los Angeles

  • Georgios Koutroulakis

    Department of Physics $\&$ Astronomy, University of California, Los Angeles

  • Sebastian Molatta

    Hochfeld-Magnetlabor Dresden (HLD-EMFL), Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf; Institut f\"{u}r Festk\"{o}rperphysik, TU Dresden

  • Hannes K\"{u}hne

    Hochfeld-Magnetlabor Dresden (HLD-EMFL), Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf

  • Yue-shun Su

    Department of Physics $\&$ Astronomy, University of California, Los Angeles

  • John Schlueter

    Materials Science Division, Argonne National Laboratory

  • Joachim Wosnitza

    Hochfeld-Magnetlabor Dresden (HLD-EMFL), Institut f\"{u}r Festk\"{o}rperphysik, TU Dresden

  • Stuart Brown

    Department of Physics $\&$ Astronomy, University of California, Los Angeles