V2O3

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V2O3 (vanadium(III) oxide) is a transition metal oxide known for its temperature- and pressure-dependent metal–insulator transition, making it a classic system for studying strong electron correlations and Mott physics.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf inorganic compound
transition metal oxide
vanadium(III) oxide
bandGapInInsulatingPhase small Mott gap
belongsToClass 3d transition metal sesquioxides
canBeDopedWith chromium
titanium
chemicalFormula V2O3
chromiumDopingEffect stabilizes insulating phase
containsElement oxygen
vanadium
coordinationGeometryOfVanadium octahedral
crystalStructureAtRoomTemperature corundum-type
electricalConductivityAtHighTemperature metallic
electricalConductivityAtLowTemperature insulating
electronicConfigurationOfVanadiumIon 3d2
exhibits first-order metal–insulator transition
pressure-dependent metal–insulator transition
temperature-dependent metal–insulator transition
hasCorundumRelatedCompounds Al2O3
Cr2O3
hasKeyPhysicalProperty coupled electronic and structural transitions
strong electron–electron correlations
temperature-dependent magnetic ordering
hasMagneticOrderInInsulatingPhase antiferromagnetic
hasPhaseDiagramFeature coexistence region of metal and insulator phases
critical end point of metal–insulator transition
insulatingPhaseSymmetry antiferromagnetic insulator
isCanonicalExampleOf Mott–Hubbard insulator NERFINISHED
isPrototypeSystemFor Mott metal–insulator transition NERFINISHED
strongly correlated electron systems
isSensitiveTo chemical substitution
pressure
strain
isStudiedInContextOf Hubbard model NERFINISHED
dynamical mean-field theory NERFINISHED
orbital physics
spin–lattice coupling
isUsedAs model system for correlated oxides
isUsedIn fundamental research on metal–insulator transitions
IUPACName vanadium(III) oxide
metallicPhaseSymmetry paramagnetic metal
oxidationStateOfVanadium +3
spaceGroupAtRoomTemperature R-3c
stoichiometry 2:3 vanadium to oxygen ratio
titaniumDopingEffect stabilizes metallic phase
undergoesStructuralChangeAtMIT rhombohedral-to-monoclinic distortion

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