Doumerc JP, Yangshu W, Dordor P, Marquestaut E, Pouchard M, Hagenmuller P
摘 要
Electrical conductivity and thermoelectric power of polycrystalline solid solutions of formula Cr 1− x , W 1+ x O 4 were measured between room and liquid helium temperature. The behavior is metallic for the monoclinic WO 2 -type (1⩾ x ⩾0.80) and the tetragonal rutile-type (0.50⩾ x ⩾0.40) phases, whereas the monoclinic CrWO 4 -type phase ( x ⩽0.25) is a semiconductor. The metal-insulator transition is correlated to the increase of the W-W distances observed as x decreases. The evolution of the sign of the thermopower with composition confirms the band diagrams proposed by previous authors. The temperature dependence of the electrical conductivity of the rutile-type phase is interpreted based on recent theories taking into account the role of the inelastic mean free path and the long range electronic correlations in metallic disordered systems.