System Bi2-xPbxPt2-xRuxO7-z: A pyrochlore series with a metal-insulator transition

G. Mayer-Von Kürthy, W. Wischert, R. Kiemel, S. Kemmler-Sack, R. Gross, R. P. Huebener

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Abstract

The pyrochlore compounds Bi2Pt2O7 (insulator) and Pb2Ru2O6.5 (metallic conductor) form a continuous series of solid solutions Bi2-xPbxPt2-xRuxO7-z. Increasing substitution of the platinum by ruthenium results in a gradual insulator-metal transition. Metallic conductivity is found for a substitution level of x ≳ 1.5. The presence of variable range hopping conductivity in the insulating regime strongly suggests that the metal-insulator transition is of Anderson type.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)34-45
Number of pages12
JournalJournal of Solid State Chemistry
Volume79
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - Mar 1989
Externally publishedYes

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