Pressure-induced magnetic collapse and metallization of TlFe1.6Se2

2017

The crystal structure, magnetic ordering, and electrical resistivity of $\mathrm{TlF}{\mathrm{e}}_{1.6}\mathrm{S}{\mathrm{e}}_{2}$ were studied at high pressures. Below $\ensuremath{\sim}7\phantom{\rule{0.16em}{0ex}}\mathrm{GPa}$, $\mathrm{TlF}{\mathrm{e}}_{1.6}\mathrm{S}{\mathrm{e}}_{2}$ is an antiferromagnetically ordered semiconductor with a $\mathrm{ThC}{\mathrm{r}}_{2}\mathrm{S}{\mathrm{i}}_{2}$-type structure. The insulator-to-metal transformation observed at a pressure of $\ensuremath{\sim}7\phantom{\rule{0.16em}{0ex}}\mathrm{GPa}$ is accompanied by a loss of magnetic ordering and an isostructural phase transition. In the pressure range $\ensuremath{\sim}7.5\text{--}11\phantom{\rule{…