J. Phys. Soc. Jpn. 90, 124706 (2021) [6 Pages]
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Pressure-Induced Insulator–Metal Transition in Two-Dimensional Mott Insulator NiPS3

Takahiro Matsuoka1, , Amanda Haglund1, Rui Xue2, Jesse S. Smith3, Maik Lang4, Antonio M. dos Santos5 , and David Mandrus1,2
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1Materials Science and Engineering, The University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN 37996, U.S.A.2Department of Physics and Astronomy, The University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN 37996, U.S.A.3HPCAT, X-ray Science Division, Argonne National Laboratory, Argonne, IL 60439, U.S.A.4Department of Nuclear Engineering, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN 37996, U.S.A.5Neutron Scattering Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN 37831, U.S.A.
Received July 22, 2021; Accepted October 13, 2021; Published November 19, 2021

The pressure-induced insulator to metal transition (IMT) of layered magnetic nickel phosphorous tri-sulfide NiPS3 was studied in-situ under quasi-uniaxial conditions by means of electrical resistance (R) and X-ray diffraction (XRD) measurements. This sluggish transition is shown to occur at 35 GPa. Transport measurements show no evidence of superconductivity to the lowest measured temperature (∼2 K). The structure results presented here differ from earlier in-situ work that subjected the sample to a different pressure state, suggesting that in NiPS3 the phase stability fields are highly dependent on strain. It is suggested that careful control of the strain is essential when studying the electronic and magnetic properties of layered van der Waals solids.

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