Peculiar Magnetic and Transport Properties of CuFeS2: Defects Play a Key Role

Our study targets some of the long-standing questions concerning the somewhat mysterious properties of chalcopyrite CuFeS2. We show that defect chemistry in connection with charge transfer within t...

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