Published April 4, 2014 | Version v1
Journal article

Metal-like to insulator transition in Lu3Fe5O12

  • 1. Department of Nuclear Physics, University of Madras, Guindy Campus, Chennai-600 025 (India)
  • 2. Department of Physics, MIT Campus, Anna University, Chennai-600 044 (India)

Description

Polycrystalline Lu3Fe5O12, prepared using the solid state reaction method, has Fe in the mixed valence state as inferred from the X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy. A spectral change in the impedance plot at 343 K is attributed to metal-like to insulator transition (MIT), which is analyzed in terms of localized and delocalized eg electrons. The change in the slope at 343 K in the DC conductivity plot also proves the MIT. The dependence of Z′ on temperature and Z″ on frequency clearly substantiates the presence of localized electrons up to 343 K and delocalized electrons above 343 K.

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Available from http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.physleta.2014.03.018

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Identifiers

DOI
10.1016/j.physleta.2014.03.018;
PII
S0375-9601(14)00271-0;

Publishing Information

Journal Title
Physics Letters. A
Journal Volume
378
Journal Issue
20
Journal Page Range
p. 1402-1406
ISSN
0375-9601
CODEN
PYLAAG

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