Mott minimum metallic conductivity
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Mott minimum metallic conductivity is a theoretical lower bound on the electrical conductivity of a metal, proposed by Sir Nevill F. Mott, below which a material can no longer sustain metallic (delocalized) electronic transport.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Mott criterion for metallization | 1 |
| Mott minimum metallic conductivity canonical | 1 |
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gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Mott minimum metallic conductivity Context triple: [Electronic Processes in Non-Crystalline Materials, describedConcept, Mott minimum metallic conductivity]
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A.
Mott transition
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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B.
Mott variable-range hopping
Mott variable-range hopping is a theoretical model in condensed matter physics that describes how electrons move through disordered materials at low temperatures via thermally activated tunneling between localized states over variable distances.
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C.
Landau–Peierls instability
Landau–Peierls instability is a theoretical prediction in condensed matter physics that shows how long-wavelength thermal fluctuations destroy true long-range positional order in low-dimensional crystalline systems.
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D.
Mott insulator
A Mott insulator is a material that, despite having partially filled electronic bands that should allow conduction, behaves as an electrical insulator due to strong electron–electron interactions.
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E.
Peierls transition
The Peierls transition is a phase transition in one-dimensional metals where a periodic lattice distortion opens an energy gap at the Fermi surface, turning the system from a metal into an insulator or semiconductor.
- 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 minimum metallic conductivity Target entity description: Mott minimum metallic conductivity is a theoretical lower bound on the electrical conductivity of a metal, proposed by Sir Nevill F. Mott, below which a material can no longer sustain metallic (delocalized) electronic transport.
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A.
Mott transition
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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B.
Mott variable-range hopping
Mott variable-range hopping is a theoretical model in condensed matter physics that describes how electrons move through disordered materials at low temperatures via thermally activated tunneling between localized states over variable distances.
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C.
Landau–Peierls instability
Landau–Peierls instability is a theoretical prediction in condensed matter physics that shows how long-wavelength thermal fluctuations destroy true long-range positional order in low-dimensional crystalline systems.
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D.
Mott insulator
A Mott insulator is a material that, despite having partially filled electronic bands that should allow conduction, behaves as an electrical insulator due to strong electron–electron interactions.
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E.
Peierls transition
The Peierls transition is a phase transition in one-dimensional metals where a periodic lattice distortion opens an energy gap at the Fermi surface, turning the system from a metal into an insulator or semiconductor.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
physical concept
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theoretical lower bound ⓘ transport property criterion ⓘ |
| appliesAt | low temperatures ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
degenerate semiconductors
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disordered conductors ⓘ metals ⓘ strongly correlated electron systems ⓘ |
| assumes | mean free path not smaller than interatomic spacing ⓘ |
| category |
electrical conductivity
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metal–insulator transitions ⓘ quantum transport phenomena ⓘ |
| characterizes | metal–insulator transition ⓘ |
| concerns |
delocalized electronic states
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transition from delocalized to localized states ⓘ |
| contrastsWith | insulating behavior with activated transport ⓘ |
| defines | lower bound on metallic conductivity ⓘ |
| dependsOn |
electron charge e
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interatomic spacing a ⓘ reduced Planck constant ħ ⓘ
linked to:
reduced Planck constant
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| field |
condensed matter physics
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electronic transport theory ⓘ solid-state physics ⓘ |
| historicalProponent |
Nevill F. Mott
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linked to:
Nevill Mott
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| implies |
breakdown of metallic transport below σ_min
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electrons become localized below σ_min ⓘ |
| motivatedBy | failure of semiclassical transport at very high resistivity ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
Nevill F. Mott
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linked to:
Nevill Mott
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| relatedTo |
Anderson localization
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Drude model ⓘ Fermi wavevector ⓘ Ioffe–Regel criterion ⓘ Mott criterion for metallization ⓘ
linked to:
Mott minimum metallic conductivity
Mott metal–insulator transition ⓘ
linked to:
Mott transition
electron localization ⓘ mean free path ⓘ |
| relevantFor |
amorphous metals
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heavily doped semiconductors ⓘ strongly disordered alloys ⓘ transition metal oxides ⓘ |
| statedAs |
σ_min ≈ (0.02–0.05) e²/(ħ a)
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σ_min ≈ 0.03 e²/(ħ a) ⓘ |
| typicalMagnitude | of order 10³–10⁴ S/cm ⓘ |
| usedAs |
benchmark for bad metals
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criterion to distinguish metals from insulators ⓘ reference in analyzing disordered alloys ⓘ reference in doped semiconductors ⓘ |
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Subject: Mott minimum metallic conductivity Description of subject: Mott minimum metallic conductivity is a theoretical lower bound on the electrical conductivity of a metal, proposed by Sir Nevill F. Mott, below which a material can no longer sustain metallic (delocalized) electronic transport.
Referenced by (2)
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Electronic Processes in Non-Crystalline Materials
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describedConcept
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Mott minimum metallic conductivity
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linked to: Mott minimum metallic conductivity