Structurally triggered metal-insulator transition in rare-earth nickelates

Applications of rare-earth nickelates are hampered by lack of global understanding of the interplay among various degrees of freedom. Here, Mercy et al. propose that the metal-insulator transition of nickelates arises from the softening of an oxygen breathing distortion, providing a united picture o...

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Main Authors: Alain Mercy, Jordan Bieder, Jorge Íñiguez, Philippe Ghosez
Format: article
Language:EN
Published: Nature Portfolio 2017
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Online Access:https://doaj.org/article/d84f7e7b5c4b4a36a58ac81d6119a7cb
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