Hsieh TW, Zou T, Hu J, Mao ZQ, Zhang PP, Ke X. Thickness evolution of transport properties in exfoliated Fe
1+y Te nanoflakes.
J Phys Condens Matter 2018;
30:295303. [PMID:
29869619 DOI:
10.1088/1361-648x/aaca61]
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Abstract
We report the evolution of transport properties in exfoliated Fe1+y Te (y = 0.04) nanoflakes of various thickness. In contrast to the sharp semiconducting-to-metallic phase transition observed in both bulk and thicker flakes, this transition becomes broadened for flakes with an intermediate thickness followed by the appearance of a superconducting-like feature upon further cooling. With the thickness further decreased, the flakes exhibit insulating transport behavior with significantly enhanced positive magnetoresistance, which can be explained using a variable range hopping mechanism, suggesting the nature of a highly disordered 2D system.
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