Metal-insulator transition in Ca1-xNaxIrO3 with post-perovskite structure

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Ohgushi, K. [1 ]
Gotou, H. [1 ]
Yagi, T. [1 ]
Kiuchi, Y. [1 ]
Sakai, F. [1 ]
Ueda, Y. [1 ]
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[1] Univ Tokyo, Inst Solid State Phys, Kashiwa, Chiba 2778581, Japan
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PHYSICAL REVIEW B | 2006年 / 74卷 / 24期
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10.1103/PhysRevB.74.241104
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We develop a solid solution Ca(1-x)Na(x)IrO(3) (0 <= x <= 0.37), which exhibits a filling-control metal-insulator transition on a quasi-two-dimensional lattice. The carrier doping into the S=1/2 antiferromagnetic Mott insulator CaIrO(3) destabilizes the magnetic long-range order, culminating in a paramagnetic state at x > 0.30, with simultaneous change from insulating to metallic behavior. The temperature (T) dependence of the resistivity for metallic samples (0.31 <= x <= 0.37) exhibits several characteristic features: (1) a T(alpha) dependence with alpha similar to 1.2 in a metallic range, (2) ln T dependence in a weak-localization regime, and (3) positive magnetoresistance violating Kohler's rule. These observations offer a solid foundation to unravel anomalous properties in the normal state of high-T(c) cuprates.
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