Switching from Mott insulator (with an energy gap) to electrical conductor (IMAGE)

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Switching from Mott insulator (with an energy gap) to electrical conductor

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By varying the chemical environment of the surface and applying electric fields from the scanning tunnelling microscope tip, the authors can switch the material from a Mott insulator (with an energy gap) to an electrical conductor (without an energy gap).

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