A probabilistic approach to the problem of electron localization in disordered systems and sharpness of the mobility edge
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1974
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By applying the theory of the asymptotic distribution of extremes and a certain stability criterion to the question of the domain of convergence in the probability sense, of the renormalized perturbation expansion (RPE) for the site self-energy in a cellularly disordered system, an expression has been obtained in closed form for the probability of nonconvergence of the RPE on the real-energy axis. Hence, the intrinsic mobility mu (E) as a function of the carrier energy E is deduced to be given by mu (E)= mu 0exp(-exp( mod E mod -Ec) Delta ), where Ec is a nominal 'mobility edge' and Delta is the width of the random site-energy distribution. Thus mobility falls off sharply but continuously for mod E mod >Ec, in contradistinction with the notion of an abrupt 'mobility edge' proposed by Cohen et al. and Mott. Also, the calculated electrical conductivity shows a temperature dependence in qualitative agreement with experiments on disordered semiconductors. |
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application/pdf |
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http://eprints.iisc.ernet.in/23841/1/fulltext.pdf Kumar, N and Subramanian, RR (1974) A probabilistic approach to the problem of electron localization in disordered systems and sharpness of the mobility edge. In: Journal of Physics C: Solid State Physics, 7 (10). pp. 1817-1821. |
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Institute of Physics |
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http://www.iop.org/EJ/abstract/0022-3719/7/10/008 http://eprints.iisc.ernet.in/23841/ |
Palavras-Chave | #Centre for Theoretical Studies |
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Journal Article PeerReviewed |