1. Department of Physics, Kyoto University, 606-01, Kyoto, Japan 2. Department of Chemistry, Kyoto University, 606-01, Kyoto, Japan 3. Department of Material Science, Himeji Institute of Technology, Kamigori, 678-12, Hyogo, Japan
Abstract:
The superconducting transition of the organic compoundsκ-(BEDT-TTF)2X is studied by resistive measurement in a magnetic field up to 10 T applied normal to the conducting plane. For the salts withX=CuN(CN)2]Br andX=CuCNN(CN)2] the transition shows fanshaped broadening caused by superconductivity fluctuation. For theX=Cu(NCS)2 salt the resistivity shows a peak in the transition region in a magnetic field below 4 T.This phenomenon is suppressed in defect-reduced samples for intralayer conduction. We discuss this peak in relation to the thermal fluctuation on the Josephson junction structures in this salt.