Abstract
We have studied the electronic nature of the layered oxysulfide Sr2-x Cax Cu2 CoO2 S2 which has strongly correlated CoO2 square planes. These materials exhibit narrow-gap semiconducting behavior and the conduction mechanism depends on the temperature. Valence band x-ray photoemission spectroscopy spectra show that Ca doping and the production of Sr defects cause the generation of a quasiparticle band near the Fermi level. These phenomena suggest that the materials are changing from correlated semiconductors to bad metals.
Original language | English |
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Article number | 08F705 |
Journal | Journal of Applied Physics |
Volume | 99 |
Issue number | 8 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2006 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Physics and Astronomy(all)