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PHYSICAL REVIEW B
卷 84, 期 10, 页码 -出版社
AMER PHYSICAL SOC
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevB.84.100402
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- NSF [DMR-0856234, EPS-0814194]
- DOE [DE-FG02-97ER45653, DEFG02- 98ER45707]
Sr2IrO4 exhibits an insulating state driven by spin-orbit interactions. We report two phenomena, namely, a large magnetoresistivity in Sr2IrO4 that is extremely sensitive to the orientation of magnetic field but exhibits no apparent correlation with the magnetization, and a robust metallic state that is induced by dilute electron (La3+) or hole (K+) doping for Sr2+ ions in Sr2IrO4. Our structural, transport, and magnetic data reveal that a strong spin-orbit interaction alters the balance between the competing energies so greatly that (1) the spin degree of freedom alone is no longer a dominant force, (2) the underlying transport properties delicately hinge on the Ir-O-Ir bond angle via a strong magnetoelastic coupling, and (3) a highly insulating state in Sr2IrO4 is proximate to a metallic state, and the transition is governed by lattice distortions that can be controlled via either the magnetic field or chemical doping.
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