Metallic state in the vicinity of molecular orbital crystallization in the d${}^1$ thiospinel ZnTi${}_2$S${}_4$ prepared via a reductive ion-exchange reaction

Yuya Haraguchi, Hiroki Arikai, Hiroko Aruga Katori

A novel Ti3+-based thiospinel ZnTi2S4 is successfully synthesized via a low-temperature ion-exchange reaction. ZnTi2S4 shows a signature of metallic ground state evidenced by a con…