Large Fermi Surface of Heavy Electrons at the Border of Mott Insulating State in NiS2.

ABSTRACT: One early triumph of quantum physics is the explanation why some materials are metallic whereas others are insulating. While a treatment based on single electron states is correct for most materials this approach can fail spectacularly, when the electrostatic repulsion between electrons causes strong correlations. Not only can these favor new and subtle forms of matter, such as magnetism or superconductivity, they can even cause the electrons in a half-filled energy band to lock into position, producing a correlated, or Mott insulator. The transition into the Mott insulating state raises important fundamental questions. Foremost among these is the fate of the electronic Fermi surface and the associated charge carrier mass, as the Mott transition is approached. We report the first direct ob

SUBMITTER: Friedemann S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4865941 | biostudies-literature | 2016 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature