The Se alloying (x)- and the pressure (P)-induced metal-insulator transitions on the strongly correlated NiS2-xSex system have been investigated through Raman and infrared (IR) spectroscopies. Raman and IR responses of NiS2 to lattice compression are correlated to a metallization transition, occurring at 4GPa. This result suggests a strong interaction between lattice and electronic degrees of freedom. In particular, IR measurements carried out by applying P on NiS2 (i.e. lattice contraction) and on Se alloying (i.e. lattice expansion) reveal that in both cases a metallic state is obtained. Our optical spectroscopy results deviate from the idea of a simple scaling factor between P and x previously claimed by transport measurements, but, on the contrary, point out the substantially different microscopic origin of the two transitions.
Metal-insulator transition in NiS2-xSex: chemical vs external pressure effects / C., Marini; Valentini, Matteo; A., Perucchi; Dore, Paolo; D. D., Sarma; Lupi, Stefano; Postorino, Paolo. - In: HIGH PRESSURE RESEARCH. - ISSN 0895-7959. - STAMPA. - 31:(2011), pp. 18-22. [10.1080/08957959.2010.516826]
Metal-insulator transition in NiS2-xSex: chemical vs external pressure effects
VALENTINI, MATTEO;DORE, Paolo;LUPI, Stefano;POSTORINO, Paolo
2011
Abstract
The Se alloying (x)- and the pressure (P)-induced metal-insulator transitions on the strongly correlated NiS2-xSex system have been investigated through Raman and infrared (IR) spectroscopies. Raman and IR responses of NiS2 to lattice compression are correlated to a metallization transition, occurring at 4GPa. This result suggests a strong interaction between lattice and electronic degrees of freedom. In particular, IR measurements carried out by applying P on NiS2 (i.e. lattice contraction) and on Se alloying (i.e. lattice expansion) reveal that in both cases a metallic state is obtained. Our optical spectroscopy results deviate from the idea of a simple scaling factor between P and x previously claimed by transport measurements, but, on the contrary, point out the substantially different microscopic origin of the two transitions.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.