Metal–insulator transition in 2D as a quantum phase transition

We discuss the metal-insulator transition phenomenon in two dimensions in terms of a quantum critical point that controls a range of the low temperature insulator region as well as the usual quantum critical sector. We show that this extended range of criticality permits a determination of both the...

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Published in:Journal of physics. A, Mathematical and theoretical Mathematical and theoretical, 2009-05, Vol.42 (21), p.214011-214011 (6)
Main Authors: Geldart, D J W, Neilson, D
Format: Article
Language:English
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Exact sciences and technology
Physics
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Summary:We discuss the metal-insulator transition phenomenon in two dimensions in terms of a quantum critical point that controls a range of the low temperature insulator region as well as the usual quantum critical sector. We show that this extended range of criticality permits a determination of both the dynamical critical exponent z and the correlation length critical exponent nu from published data from a single experiment in the insulator critical region. The resulting value of the product znu is consistent with the temperature dependence of the resistance in the quantum critical sector. This provides strong quantitative evidence for the presence of a quantum critical point.
ISSN:1751-8121
1751-8113
1751-8121
DOI:10.1088/1751-8113/42/21/214011