Pressure-induced metallic state in a van der Waals cluster Mott insulator Nb3Cl8

IF 10 2区材料科学 Q1 MATERIALS SCIENCE, MULTIDISCIPLINARY

Materials Today Physics Pub Date : 2023-11-01 DOI:10.1016/j.mtphys.2023.101267

P.F. Shan , X. Han , X. Li , Z.Y. Liu , P.T. Yang , B.S. Wang , J.F. Wang , H.Y. Liu , Y.G. Shi , J.P. Sun , J.-G. Cheng

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Abstract

We report on the pressure-induced metallization of a van der Waals cluster Mott insulator Nb₃Cl₈ by employing the resistivity measurements under high pressure. Upon compression, its resistance and energy gap are suppressed gradually with exhibiting the fully metallic state at a critical pressure of P_c ≈ 70 GPa. Hall resistance measurements revealed a significant band-structure reconstruction around P_c, where the dominant charge carriers are altered from hole-to electron-type and the carrier concentration experiences a sharp increase in the metallic state. In addition, high-pressure synchrotron XRD measurements uncover a possible structural phase transition around P_c. Our further first-principles calculations reproduced the pressure-driven structure transition and the corresponding metallic state above P_c. The present study demonstrates a feasible high-pressure route to realize the metallization of cluster Mott insulator Nb₃Cl₈.

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范德华簇莫特绝缘体Nb3Cl8的压力诱导金属态

本文报道了一种范德华簇莫特绝缘子Nb3Cl8在高压下的电阻率测量方法。压缩后，其电阻和能隙逐渐被抑制，在Pc≈70 GPa的临界压力下呈现全金属态。霍尔电阻测量结果显示，Pc周围有明显的能带结构重构，主要载流子由空穴型转变为电子型，载流子浓度在金属态下急剧增加。此外，高压同步加速器XRD测量揭示了Pc周围可能存在的结构相变。我们进一步的第一性原理计算再现了Pc以上压力驱动的结构转变和相应的金属态。本研究为实现簇莫特绝缘子Nb3Cl8金属化提供了一条可行的高压途径。

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Materials Today Physics Materials Science-General Materials Science

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14.00

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7.80%

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284

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15 days

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