Field-induced quantum metal–insulator transition in the pyrochlore iridate Nd2Ir2O7
Abstract
A combination of strong spin–orbit coupling and electronic correlations in pyrochlore iridates produces a quantum insulator–metal transition that can be induced by applying a magnetic field along specific crystalline axes.
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Nature Physics
- Pub Date:
- February 2016
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- Bibcode:
- 2016NatPh..12..134T