CONTINUOUS AND DISCONTINUOUS SEMICONDUCTOR-METAL TRANSITION IN SAMARIUM MONOCHALCOGENIDES UNDER PRESSURE
CONTINUOUS AND DISCONTINUOUS SEMICONDUCTOR-METAL TRANSITION IN SAMARIUM MONOCHALCOGENIDES UNDER PRESSURE
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DOI:
10.1103/physrevlett.25.1430
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发表时间:
1970-01-01
影响因子:
8.6
通讯作者:
MAINES, RG
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作者:
JAYARAMA.A;NARAYANA.V;MAINES, RG
Resistivity and lattice-constant measurements under high pressure on SmS show that a 4 f→ 5 d electronic transition in SmS occurs discontinuously at 6.5 kbar at room temperature, whereas such a transition takes place continuously over a broad pressure range in SmTe and SmSe. The pressure-induced semiconductor-to-metal transition in the Sm chalcogenides and their pressure-volume relationship are consistent with the conversion of Sm 2+ to Sm 3+. Optical-absorption measurements in these materials correlate well with the resistivity data under pressure. The semiconductor-to-metal transition in Sm chalcogenides appears to fit the model recently proposed by Falicov and Kimball for a system with a localized state and a conduction band.