Two-step Mott transition in Ni(S,Se)_{2}: μSR studies and charge-spin percolation model

A pyrite system NiS_{2−x}Se_{x} exhibits a bandwidth controlled Mott transition via (S,Se) substitutions in a two-step process: the antiferromagnetic insulator (AFI) to antiferromagnetic metal (AFM) transition at x∼0.45 followed by the AFM to paramagnetic metal (PMM) transition at x∼1.0. Among a few...

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Main Authors: Qi Sheng, Tatsuya Kaneko, Kohtaro Yamakawa, Zurab Guguchia, Zizhou Gong, Guoqiang Zhao, Guangyang Dai, Changqing Jin, Shengli Guo, Licheng Fu, Yilun Gu, Fanlong Ning, Yipeng Cai, Kenji M. Kojima, James Beare, Graeme M. Luke, Shigeki Miyasaka, Masato Matsuura, Shin-ichi Shamoto, Takashi Ito, Wataru Higemoto, Andrea Gauzzi, Yannik Klein, Yasutomo J. Uemura
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: American Physical Society 2022-09-01
Series:Physical Review Research
Online Access:http://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevResearch.4.033172