Metal-insulator transition in the S=1/2 spin ladder system (Sr0.4Ca0.6)(14)Cu24-xCoxO(41-delta)

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作者
Akimitsu, J
Uehara, M
Nagata, T
Matsumoto, S
Kitaoka, Y
Takahashi, H
Mori, N
机构
[1] OSAKA UNIV,FAC ENGN SCI,DEPT MAT PHYS,TOYONAKA,OSAKA 560,JAPAN
[2] UNIV TOKYO,INST SOLID STATE PHYS,MINATO KU,TOKYO 106,JAPAN
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PHYSICA C | 1996年 / 263卷 / 1-4期
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10.1016/0921-4534(95)00726-1
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摘要
We have confirmed that the (Sr0.4Ca0.6)(14)Cu24-xCoxO41-delta system with x = 0 has a spin gap of 735 K from NMR measurement. This system shows a metal-insulator transition at Co content x between 2.9 and 4.5 after high-pressure O-2 annealing (650 degrees C, 8 MPa, 20 h). The behavior of the electrical resistivity for the high-pressure O-2 annealed sample with x = 4.8 can be characterized by the one-dimensional variable range hopping scheme at low temperature. These facts can be interpreted as the trapped hole carriers in the 1D CuO2 chain being released into the ladder by Co doping x above 2.9 under high-pressure O-2 annealing.
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