Magnetic-field-induced insulator–metal transition in W-doped VO2 at 500 T

Yasuhiro H. Matsuda; Daisuke Nakamura; Akihiko Ikeda; Shojiro Takeyama; Yuki Suga; Hayato Nakahara; Yuji Muraoka

doi:10.1038/s41467-020-17416-w

Nature Communications (Jul 2020)

Magnetic-field-induced insulator–metal transition in W-doped VO2 at 500 T

Yasuhiro H. Matsuda,
Daisuke Nakamura,
Akihiko Ikeda,
Shojiro Takeyama,
Yuki Suga,
Hayato Nakahara,
Yuji Muraoka

Affiliations

Yasuhiro H. Matsuda: The Institute for Solid State Physics, The University of Tokyo
Daisuke Nakamura: The Institute for Solid State Physics, The University of Tokyo
Akihiko Ikeda: The Institute for Solid State Physics, The University of Tokyo
Shojiro Takeyama: The Institute for Solid State Physics, The University of Tokyo
Yuki Suga: Graduate School of Natural Science and Technology, Okayama University
Hayato Nakahara: Graduate School of Natural Science and Technology, Okayama University
Yuji Muraoka: Research Institute for Interdisciplinary Science, Okayama University

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-020-17416-w
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 11, no. 1
pp. 1 – 7

Abstract

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Vanadium dioxide exhibits a metal-insulator (MI) transition. The mechanism driving this behaviour has long been a subject of debate. Here, the authors show that the MI transition in heavily doped vanadium dioxide can be driven by a magnetic field, suggesting the MI transition is due to structural instability.

Published in Nature Communications

ISSN: 2041-1723 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science
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