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Electric double-layer transistor using layered iron selenide Mott insulator TlFe1.6Se2
Takayoshi Katase1, Hidenori Hiramatsu, Toshio Kamiya
1Frontier Research Center, Materials and Structures Laboratory, and Materials Research Center for Element Strategy, Tokyo Institute of Technology, Yokohama 226-8503, Japan.
Summary
Researchers demonstrated electrostatic carrier doping in TlFe1.6Se2, an iron-based Mott insulator. This technique successfully induced a phase transition, paving the way for exploring high-temperature superconductivity in challenging materials.
Area of Science:
- Condensed Matter Physics
- Materials Science
- Solid-State Chemistry
Background:
- Iron-based superconductors, specifically A(1-x)Fe(2-y)Se2 (A = K, Cs, Rb, Tl), exhibit critical temperatures up to 32 K.
- Parent phases of these superconductors feature ordered iron vacancies, antiferromagnetic insulating states, and high Néel transition temperatures, distinguishing them from other iron-based superconductors.
- Controlling carrier doping in these parent antiferromagnetic insulators is challenging due to intrinsic phase separation.
Purpose of the Study:
- To investigate the electrostatic carrier doping of an Fe-vacancy-ordered TlFe1.6Se2 insulating epitaxial film.
- To demonstrate the feasibility of using an electric double-layer transistor (EDLT) structure with an ionic liquid gate for doping this material.
- To explore the potential for inducing and manipulating phase transitions through electrostatic doping.
Main Methods:
- Fabrication of an Fe-vacancy-ordered TlFe1.6Se2 insulating epitaxial film with an atomically flat surface.
- Construction of an electric double-layer transistor (EDLT) device utilizing the TlFe1.6Se2 film as the channel and an ionic liquid as the gate dielectric.
- Application of positive gate voltages to the EDLT structure at 25 K to modulate the film's conductance.
Main Results:
- A significant conductance modulation of three orders of magnitude was achieved at 25 K with a positive gate voltage.
- Electrostatic doping induced and manipulated a phase transition within the TlFe1.6Se2 film.
- The observed phase transition was attributed to the generation of delocalized carriers via electrostatic doping.
Conclusions:
- This study presents the first demonstration of an EDLT utilizing a Mott insulator iron selenide channel.
- Electrostatic carrier doping is shown to be an effective method for inducing and controlling phase transitions in iron-based Mott insulators.
- This approach opens new avenues for exploring high-Tc superconductivity in iron-based layered materials where conventional chemical doping is difficult.
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