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The metal-insulator (M-I) transition in amorphous molybdenum-germanium (a-MoxGel-x) alloys is found at x~0.10. The electrical conductivity measurement has shown exponential behavior due to the variable-range hopping in the insulating and ✓T-dependence in the metallic regime at low temperature. Differential tunneling conductance has shown an anomalous behavior in the tunneling density of states near the Fermi level as a function of energy and composition. Low-temperature specific heat has been measured and indicates there is a finite density of states through the M-I transition. Localization, electron interactions and superconductivity near the M-I transition are discussed.
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Yoshizumi, S., Mael, D., Geballet, T.H., Greene, R.L. (1985). The Metal-Insulator Transition and Superconductivity in Amorphous Molybdenum-Germanium Alloys. In: Fritzsche, H., Adler, D. (eds) Localization and Metal-Insulator Transitions. Institute for Amorphous Studies Series. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4613-2517-8_7
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