Mott transition
E111761
The Mott transition is a metal–insulator transition in strongly correlated electron systems, where electron–electron interactions drive a material from conducting to insulating behavior without a change in its crystal structure.
All labels observed (6)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Mott metal–insulator transition | 3 |
| Metal-Insulator Transitions | 2 |
| Mott transition canonical | 2 |
| Brinkman–Rice picture of the Mott transition | 1 |
| Brinkman–Rice transition | 1 |
| Mott–Hubbard transition | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Mott transition Context triple: [Nevill Mott, knownFor, Mott transition]
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A.
Fermi liquid theory
Fermi liquid theory is a framework in condensed matter physics that describes how interacting fermions in a metal behave like long-lived quasiparticles with properties similar to those of a non-interacting Fermi gas.
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Eliashberg theory
Eliashberg theory is an extension of BCS superconductivity that incorporates strong-coupling and frequency-dependent effects to more accurately describe real superconducting materials.
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Landau theory of second-order phase transitions
Landau theory of second-order phase transitions is a phenomenological framework that explains continuous phase transitions by expanding the free energy in terms of an order parameter and analyzing symmetry-breaking behavior near critical points.
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Fermi surface
The Fermi surface is the boundary in momentum space separating occupied from unoccupied electron states at zero temperature, crucial for determining a metal’s electronic and superconducting properties.
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E.
Heisenberg model
The Heisenberg model is a fundamental theoretical framework in quantum mechanics and condensed matter physics that describes interacting spins on a lattice and underpins much of our understanding of magnetism in materials.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Mott transition Target entity description: The Mott transition is a metal–insulator transition in strongly correlated electron systems, where electron–electron interactions drive a material from conducting to insulating behavior without a change in its crystal structure.
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A.
Fermi liquid theory
Fermi liquid theory is a framework in condensed matter physics that describes how interacting fermions in a metal behave like long-lived quasiparticles with properties similar to those of a non-interacting Fermi gas.
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B.
Eliashberg theory
Eliashberg theory is an extension of BCS superconductivity that incorporates strong-coupling and frequency-dependent effects to more accurately describe real superconducting materials.
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C.
Landau theory of second-order phase transitions
Landau theory of second-order phase transitions is a phenomenological framework that explains continuous phase transitions by expanding the free energy in terms of an order parameter and analyzing symmetry-breaking behavior near critical points.
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D.
Fermi surface
The Fermi surface is the boundary in momentum space separating occupied from unoccupied electron states at zero temperature, crucial for determining a metal’s electronic and superconducting properties.
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E.
Heisenberg model
The Heisenberg model is a fundamental theoretical framework in quantum mechanics and condensed matter physics that describes interacting spins on a lattice and underpins much of our understanding of magnetism in materials.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
metal–insulator transition
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phase transition ⓘ |
| characterizedBy |
change from metallic to insulating behavior
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change in optical conductivity spectrum ⓘ critical endpoint in the temperature–pressure phase diagram ⓘ first-order behavior at finite temperature in many materials ⓘ opening of a charge gap at the Fermi level ⓘ possible coexistence region of metal and insulator phases ⓘ spectral weight transfer between Hubbard bands ⓘ suppression of electrical conductivity ⓘ |
| differsFrom |
Anderson localization transition
ⓘ
linked to:
Anderson localization
band insulator transition ⓘ |
| doesNotRequire | change in crystal structure ⓘ |
| drivenBy |
carrier doping
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chemical substitution ⓘ increase of U/W ratio ⓘ pressure variation ⓘ strain ⓘ strong electron correlations ⓘ temperature change ⓘ |
| field |
condensed matter physics
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strongly correlated electron systems ⓘ |
| impact |
important for Mottronics applications
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relevant for correlated electron devices ⓘ relevant for understanding high-temperature superconductivity ⓘ |
| involves |
Coulomb repulsion
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Hubbard bands ⓘ Mott gap ⓘ bandwidth W ⓘ electron localization ⓘ electron–electron interactions ⓘ on-site Coulomb interaction U ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
Nevill Francis Mott
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linked to:
Nevill Mott
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| observedIn |
V2O3
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cuprate materials ⓘ organic charge-transfer salts ⓘ rare-earth nickelates ⓘ transition metal oxides ⓘ ultracold atoms in optical lattices ⓘ vanadium dioxide ⓘ |
| relatedConcept |
Brinkman–Rice transition
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linked to:
Mott transition
Hubbard model half-filling ⓘ Mott insulator ⓘ Mott–Hubbard transition ⓘ
linked to:
Mott transition
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| temperatureDependence |
can occur at finite temperature
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terminates at a critical endpoint ⓘ |
| theoreticalFramework |
Dynamical Mean-Field Theory
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Gutzwiller approximation ⓘ Hubbard model ⓘ slave-boson methods ⓘ |
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Subject: Mott transition Description of subject: The Mott transition is a metal–insulator transition in strongly correlated electron systems, where electron–electron interactions drive a material from conducting to insulating behavior without a change in its crystal structure.
Referenced by (10)
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