Semiclassical Interpretation of the Angular-Dependent Oscillatory Magnetoresistance in Quasi-Two-Dimensional Systems

In an attempt to understand angular-dependent oscillatory magnetoresistance phenomena recently discovered in organic conductors, calculations of magnetoresistance in quasi-two-dimensional systems were carried out in the framework of the Boltzmann transport theory. Calculated magnetoresistance curves show the angular-dependent oscillations reminiscent of those found experimentally. It is argued that the essential physics underlying the resistance oscillations lies in the angular dependence of the high field asymptotic behavior (saturation vs divergence) of semiclassical magnetoresistance which arises from Fermi surface topology.