Pressure-induced Anderson-Mott transition in elemental tellurium

Elemental tellurium is a natural p-type semiconductor with a chiral structure and spin-polarized Fermi surface. Here, the authors show that the pressure-induced topological change of the Fermi surface at 17 kbar triggers an Anderson-Mott insulator-to-metal transition.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Jaime F. Oliveira, Magda B. Fontes, Marcus Moutinho, Stephen E. Rowley, Elisa Baggio-Saitovitch, Marcello B. Silva Neto, Carsten Enderlein
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2021-01-01
Series:Communications Materials
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s43246-020-00110-1