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The pressure-induced insulator to metal transition (IMT) of layered magnetic nickel phosphorous tri-sulfide NiPS3 was studied in-situ under quasi-uniaxial conditions by means of electrical resistance (R) and X-ray diffraction (XRD)…

Strongly Correlated Electrons · Physics 2021-11-23 Takahiro Matsuoka , Amanda Haglund , Rui Xue , Jesse S. Smith , Maik Lang , Antonio M. dos Santos , David Mandrus

We have studied the insulator-to-metal transition and crystal structure evolution under high pressure in the van der Waals compound CoPS$_3$ through $\textit{in-situ}$ electrical resistance, Hall resistance, magnetoresistance, X-ray…

Strongly Correlated Electrons · Physics 2023-04-17 Takahiro Matsuoka , Rahul Rao , Michael A. Susner , Benjamin S. Conner , Dongzhou Zhang , David Mandrus

By combining transport and photo emission measurements on (Bi1-xInx)2Se3 thin films, we report that this system transforms from a topologically non-trivial metal into a topologically trivial band insulator through three quantum phase…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2012-11-02 Matthew Brahlek , Namrata Bansal , Nikesh Koirala , Su-Yang Xu , Madhab Neupane , Chang Liu , M. Zahid Hasan , Seongshik Oh

A metal-insulator transition (MIT) in BiFeO$_3$ under pressure was investigated by a method combining Generalized Gradient Corrected Local Density Approximation with Dynamical Mean-Field Theory (GGA+DMFT). Our paramagnetic calculations are…

Strongly Correlated Electrons · Physics 2018-11-01 A. O. Shorikov , A. V. Lukoyanov , V. I. Anisimov , S. Y. Savrasov

Photoemission experiments have shown that Bi$_2$Se$_3$ is a topological insulator. By controlled doping, we have obtained crystals of Bi$_2$Se$_3$ with non-metallic conduction. At low temperatures, we uncover a novel type of…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2009-12-15 J. G. Checkelsky , Y. S. Hor , M. -H. Liu , D. -X. Qu , R. J. Cava , N. P. Ong

In this letter, we report that the superconductivity transition temperature in beta-Fe1.01Se increases from 8.5 to 36.7 K under applied pressure of 8.9 GPa. It then decreases at higher pressure. A dramatic change in volume is observed at…

Layered $\alpha$-In$_2$Se$_3$has been studied using a concomitant in-situ synchrotron angle dispersive powder x-ray diffraction and Raman spectroscopy study in a diamond anvil cell up to 60+ GPa, at room temperature. Helium, that remains…

Two-dimensional materials have proven to be a prolific breeding ground of new and unstudied forms of magnetism and unusual metallic states, particularly when tuned between their insulating and metallic phases. In this paper we present work…

Strongly Correlated Electrons · Physics 2019-01-02 C. R. S. Haines , M. J. Coak , G. I. Lampronti , C. Liu , H. Hamidov , A. R. Wildes , D. Daisenberger , P. Nahai-Williamson , S. S. Saxena

Iridium-based 5d transition-metal oxides are attractive candidates for the study of correlated electronic states due to the interplay of enhanced crystal-field, Coulomb and spin-orbit interaction energies. At ambient pressure, these…

Strongly Correlated Electrons · Physics 2014-06-05 D. A. Zocco , J. J. Hamlin , B. D. White , B. J. Kim , J. R. Jeffries , S. T. Weir , Y. K. Vohra , J. W. Allen , M. B. Maple

The quantum spin liquid candidate NaYbSe$_2$ was recently reported to exhibit a Mott transition under pressure. Superconductivity was observed in the high-pressure metallic phase, raising the question concerning its relation with the…

Strongly Correlated Electrons · Physics 2022-02-16 Yuanji Xu , Yutao Sheng , Yi-feng Yang

Electrical resistivity measurements have been performed on the iron-based ladder compounds Ba$_{1-x}$Cs$_x$Fe$_2$Se$_3$ ($x$ = 0, 0.25, 0.65, and 1) under high pressure. A cubic anvil press was used up to 8.0 GPa, whereas further higher…

We present temperature dependent resistivity and ac-calorimetry measurements of CeVSb3 under pressure up to 8 GPa in a Bridgman anvil cell modified to use a liquid medium and in a diamond anvil cell using argon as a pressure medium,…

Strongly Correlated Electrons · Physics 2015-05-27 E. Colombier , G. Knebel , B. Salce , E. D. Mun , X. Lin , S. L. Bud'ko , P. C. Canfield

In Pr$_{0.7}$Ca$_{0.3}$MnO$_{3}$, pressure induces reentrant magnetic and electronic state changes in the range 1 atm to $\sim$ 6 GPa. The metal-insulator and magnetic transition temperatures coincide from $\sim$1 to 5 GPa, decouple outside…

Condensed Matter · Physics 2009-11-10 Congwu Cui , Trevor A. Tyson

A polycrystalline sample of YNiGe3, being a non-magnetic isostructural counterpart to the unconventional pressure-induced superconductor CeNiGe3, was studied by means of specific heat and electrical resistivity measurements at temperatures…

Superconductivity · Physics 2011-06-22 Adam P. Pikul , Daniel Gnida

We show that polycrystalline GeSb2Te4 in the fcc phase (f-GST), which is an insulator at low temperature at ambient pressure, becomes a superconductor at elevated pressures. Our study of the superconductor to insulator transition versus…

A detailed investigation of the electronic - and magneto - transport properties of Nd0.8Sr0.2MnO3 with the variation of grain size (down to 42 nm) is presented here. Interestingly, we observe that the ferromagnetic insulating state is…

Materials Science · Physics 2010-08-11 S. Kundu , T. K. Nath

Silicon telluride (Si2Te3) is a two-dimensional semiconductor with unique structural properties due to the size contrast between Si and Te atoms. A recent experiment shows that the material turns metallic under hydrostatic pressure, while…

Materials Science · Physics 2021-01-11 Romakanta Bhattarai , Xiao Shen

Oxide semimetals exhibiting both nontrivial topological characteristics stand as exemplary parent compounds and multiple degrees of freedom, offering great promise for the realization of novel electronic states. In this study, we present…

The electronic property and magnetic susceptibility of Ce$_3$Pd$_3$Bi$_4$ were systemically investigated from 18 K to 290 K for varying values of cell-volume using dynamic mean-field theory coupled with density functional theory. By…

Strongly Correlated Electrons · Physics 2022-02-08 Chenchao Xu , Chao Cao , Jian-Xin Zhu

Calculations employing the local density approximation combined with static and dynamical mean-field theories (LDA+U and LDA+DMFT) indicate that the metal-insulator transition observed at 32 GPa in paramagnetic LaMnO3 at room temperature is…

Strongly Correlated Electrons · Physics 2007-05-23 A. Yamasaki , M. Feldbacher , Y. -F. Yang , O. K. Andersen , K. Held