Hierarchical description of phonon dynamics on finite Fibonacci superlattices

We study the phonon dynamics of Fibonacci heterostructures where two kinds of order (namely, periodic and quasiperiodic) coexist in the same sample at different length scales. We derive analytical expressions describing the dispersion relation of finite Fibonacci superlattices in terms of nested Che...

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Autor: Maciá Barber, Enrique Alfonso
Formato: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2006
País:España
Recursos:Universidad Complutense de Madrid (UCM)
Repositorio:Docta Complutense
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:docta.ucm.es:20.500.14352/52107
Acesso em linha:https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/52107
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palavra-chave:538.9
Singular continuous-spectrum
Quasi-periodic structures
Critical wave-functions
Schrodinger-operators
Thermal-conductivity
Physical nature
Cantor-set
Model
Crystals
Systems
Física de materiales
Física del estado sólido
2211 Física del Estado Sólido
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Resumo:We study the phonon dynamics of Fibonacci heterostructures where two kinds of order (namely, periodic and quasiperiodic) coexist in the same sample at different length scales. We derive analytical expressions describing the dispersion relation of finite Fibonacci superlattices in terms of nested Chebyshev polynomials of the first and second kinds. In this way, we introduce a unified description of the phonon dynamics of Fibonacci heterostructures, able to exploit their characteristic hierarchical structure in a natural way.