Magnetic breakdown induced Peierls transition

We predict the phase transition into the density wave ground state, analogous to Peierls transition, induced by magnetic breakdown in the quasi one-dimensional metallic system of interacting electrons in high magnetic fields. The formation of density wave transforms the open Fermi surface into the c...

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Published in:Physica. B, Condensed matter Condensed matter, 2009-03, Vol.404 (3-4), p.364-366
Main Authors: Radić, Danko, Kadigrobov, Anatoly M., Bjeliš, Aleksa
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Collective effects
Condensed matter: electronic structure, electrical, magnetic, and optical properties
Electron states
Exact sciences and technology
Magnetic breakdown
Peierls transition
Physics
Quasi one-dimensional systems
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Summary:We predict the phase transition into the density wave ground state, analogous to Peierls transition, induced by magnetic breakdown in the quasi one-dimensional metallic system of interacting electrons in high magnetic fields. The formation of density wave transforms the open Fermi surface into the chain of large pockets with electron orbits enveloping them. The quantum tunneling through the gaps between the neighboring orbits lowers the total energy of the system due to delocalization of electron motion in that direction thus granting the stability of the density wave.
ISSN:0921-4526
1873-2135
DOI:10.1016/j.physb.2008.11.031