%0 Journal Article
%T Magnetic field-induced insulator-semimetal transition in a pyrochlore Nd2Ir2O7
%A K. Ueda
%A J. Fujioka
%A B. -J. Yang
%A J. Shiogai
%A A. Tsukazaki
%A S. Nakamura
%A S. Awaji
%A N. Nagaosa
%A Y. Tokura
%J Physics
%D 2015
%I arXiv
%R 10.1103/PhysRevLett.115.056402
%X We have investigated magneto-transport properties in a single crystal of pyrochore-type Nd2Ir2O7. The metallic conduction is observed on the antiferromagnetic domain walls of the all-in all-out type Ir-5d moment ordered insulating bulk state, that can be finely controlled by external magnetic field along [111]. On the other hand, an applied field along [001] induces the bulk phase transition from insulator to semimetal as a consequence of the ?eld-induced modification of Nd-4f and Ir-5d moment con?gurations. A theoretical calculation consistently describing the experimentally observed features suggests a variety of exotic topological states as functions of electron correlation and Ir-5d moment orders which can be finely tuned by choice of rare-earth ion and by magnetic field, respectively.
%U http://arxiv.org/abs/1506.07336v1