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We study the conductivity and magnetic susceptibility of single-crystal iron monosilicide in ultrahigh magnetic fields (up to 500 T) at low temperatures. The experimental methods used in measuring the conductivity and magnetic susceptibility are discussed. At 77K we detect a gradual increase in the conductivity of iron monosilicide by more than a factor of 100 as the magnetic field gets stronger. At 4.2K we detect a first-order phase transition in a field of 355 T accompanied by a sudden change in the value of the magnetic moment by 0.95 μ B per iron atom and a transition to a phase with high conductivity. The results are discussed within the scope of the spin-fluctuation theory.
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Kudasov, Y.B., Bykov, A.I., Dolotenko, M.I. et al. Semiconductor-metal transition in FeSi in an ultrahigh magnetic field. J. Exp. Theor. Phys. 89, 960–965 (1999). https://doi.org/10.1134/1.558938
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