Preferred Label : metal–insulator transition;
IUPAC definition : A transition characterized by a sudden change in electrical transport properties (conductivity)
due to a reversible change from localized to itinerant behaviour of the electrons.
Example: The transition at 339 K in VO sub 2 /sub where it changes from a high-temperature
metallic behaviour to a low-temperature semiconductor behaviour. Synonymous with metal–nonmetal
transition.;
Origin ID : M03863;
See also
A transition characterized by a sudden change in electrical transport properties (conductivity)
due to a reversible change from localized to itinerant behaviour of the electrons.
Example: The transition at 339 K in VO sub 2 /sub where it changes from a high-temperature
metallic behaviour to a low-temperature semiconductor behaviour. Synonymous with metal–nonmetal
transition.
