Metal-insulator transition in the samarium polytellurides SmTen (n=2, 2.5, 3)

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作者
DiMasi, E. [1 ]
Aronson, M. C. [1 ]
Foran, B. [1 ]
Lee, S. [1 ]
机构
[1] Univ Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109 USA
基金
美国国家科学基金会;
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10.1016/0921-4526(94)00467-A
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O469 [凝聚态物理学];
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070205 ;
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We have used electrical resistivity and X-ray diffraction measurements to study SmTe2-x (x similar to 0.1). The crystal structure is highly two-dimensional, but no evidence was found at room temperature for either charge density wave or ordered defect structures. Unlike the previously studied Sm polytellurides, the electrical resistivity of SmTe1.9 is insulating, but displays a similar large electronic anisotropy.
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