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FeSi films deposited on the native oxide layer on silicon substrates have been shown to undergo a metal-like to insulator-like transition around the temperature of 250K. Near room temperature the current was carried through the silicon substrate as a result of carriers tunneling across the film–substrate interface. This was facilitated by the formation of an ohmic contact to the silicon substrate...