Abstract
We observed a novel orbital selective Mott transition in by angle-resolved photoemission. While two sets of dispersing bands and the Fermi surface associated with the doubly degenerate and orbitals are identified, the Fermi surface associated with the wider band is missing as a consequence of selective Mott localization. Our theoretical calculations demonstrate that this orbital selective Mott transition is mainly driven by the combined effects of interorbital carrier transfer, superlattice potential, and orbital degeneracy, whereas the bandwidth difference plays a less important role.
- Received 11 December 2008
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.103.097001
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