Field-induced quantum metal–insulator transition in the pyrochlore iridate Nd2Ir2O7

A combination of strong spin–orbit coupling and electronic correlations in pyrochlore iridates produces a quantum insulator–metal transition that can be induced by applying a magnetic field along specific crystalline axes.

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