Metal-insulator transitions in the kondo insulator FeSi and classic semiconductors are similar

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DiTusa, JF
Friemelt, K
Bucher, E
Aeppli, G
Ramirez, AP
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[1] UNIV KONSTANZ, FAK PHYS, D-78434 CONSTANCE, GERMANY
[2] NEC CORP LTD, PRINCETON, NJ 08540 USA
[3] AT&T BELL LABS, LUCENT TECHNOL, MURRAY HILL, NJ 07974 USA
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10.1103/PhysRevLett.78.2831
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We have observed the metal-insulator transition in the strongly correlated insulator FeSi with the chemical substitution of Al at the Si site. The magnetic susceptibility, heat capacity, and field-dependent conductivity are measured for Al concentrations ranging from 0 to 0.08. For concentrations greater than or equal to 0.01 we find metallic properties quantitatively similar to those measured in Si:P with the exception of a greatly enhanced quasiparticle mass. Below 2 K the temperature and field-dependent conductivity can be completely described by the theory of disordered Fermi liquids.
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