Field-induced multiple metal-insulator crossovers of correlated Dirac electrons of perovskite CaIrO₃.

Yamada, R.; Fujioka, J.; Kawamura, M.; Sakai, S.; Hirayama, M.; Arita, R.; Okawa, T.; Hashizume, D.; Sato, T.; Kagawa, F.; Kurihara, R.; Tokunaga, M.; Tokura, Y.

The interplay between electron correlation and topology of relativistic electrons may lead to a fascinating stage of the research on quantum materials and emergent functions. The emergence of various collective electronic orderings/liquids, which are tunable by external stimuli, is a remarkable feature of correlated electron systems, but has rarely been realized in the topological semimetals with high-mobility relativistic electrons. Here, we report that the correlated Dirac electrons in perovskite CaIrO3 show unconventional field-induced successive metal–insulator–metal crossovers in the quantum limit accompanying a giant magnetoresistance (MR) with MR ratio of 3500 % (18 T and 1.4 K). In conjunction with the numerical calculation, we propose that the insulating state originates from the collective electronic ordering such as charge/spin density wave promoted by electron correlation, whereas it turns into the quasi-one-dimensional metal at higher fields due to the field-induced reduction of chemical potential, highlighting the highly field-tunable character of correlated Dirac electrons.

CAIRO (Egypt); SEMIMETALS; MAGNETORESISTANCE; ELECTRON configuration; RELATIVISTIC electrons; GIANT magnetoresistance; ELECTRONS; CHEMICAL reduction

NPJ Quantum Materials, 2022, Vol 7, Issue 1, p1

2397-4648

Academic Journal

10.1038/s41535-021-00418-2