Verwey transition in magnetite at high pressure: A new quantum critical point at the onset of metallization
We provide a detailed physical discussion of the existence of a quantum critical point (QCP) at the metallization threshold of an almost stoichiometric magnetite, with the critical pressure pc=8GPa. A presence of an additional crossover or a critical line separating metallic and semiconducting state...
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Veröffentlicht in: | Physica. B, Condensed matter Condensed matter, 2009-10, Vol.404 (19), p.2894-2897 |
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Zusammenfassung: | We provide a detailed physical discussion of the existence of a quantum critical point (QCP) at the metallization threshold of an almost stoichiometric magnetite, with the critical pressure pc=8GPa. A presence of an additional crossover or a critical line separating metallic and semiconducting states is proposed. A connection of the critical behavior to that of a spinless-fermion model with coupling of fermions to the lattice distortion is outlined. |
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ISSN: | 0921-4526 1873-2135 |
DOI: | 10.1016/j.physb.2009.07.079 |