semiconductor-metal transition

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Any transition from a semiconductor to a metallic state under the influence of a temperature or pressure change or both. Examples:
  1. Ti2O3: band-edge crossing in a semiconductor to semimetal transition.
  2. SmS: localized level crossing a band edge. In SmS hydrostatic pressure above the critical pressure Pc≈0.65 GPa broadens the Sm-5d band to make the band edge cross the Sm-4f6 level.
  3. A localized-itinerant transition.
  4. A switching transition.
Source:
PAC, 1994, 66, 577. (Definitions of terms relating to phase transitions of the solid state (IUPAC Recommendations 1994)) on page 590 [Terms] [Paper]
Citation: 'semiconductor-metal transition' in IUPAC Compendium of Chemical Terminology, 5th ed. International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry; 2025. Online version 5.0.0, 2025. https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.S05597 RIS BibTex EndNote
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