Coherent electron dynamics in a two-dimensional random system with mobility edges

We study numerically the dynamics of a one-electron wavepacket in a two-dimensional random lattice with long-range correlated diagonal disorder in the presence of a uniform electric field. The time-dependent Schrodinger equation is used for this purpose. We find that the wavepacket displays Bloch-li...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores: Moura, F. A. B. F., de, Lyra, M. L., Domínguez-Adame Acosta, Francisco, Malyshev, Andrey
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2007
País:España
Institución:Universidad Complutense de Madrid (UCM)
Repositorio:Docta Complutense
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:docta.ucm.es:20.500.14352/51891
Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/51891
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:538.9
Range correlated disorder
Random-dimer model
Metal-insulator-transition
Anderson model
Conducting polymers
Diagonal disorder
Localization
Delocalization
Absence
Diffusion
Física de materiales
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Sumario:We study numerically the dynamics of a one-electron wavepacket in a two-dimensional random lattice with long-range correlated diagonal disorder in the presence of a uniform electric field. The time-dependent Schrodinger equation is used for this purpose. We find that the wavepacket displays Bloch-like oscillations associated with the appearance of a phase of delocalized states in the strong correlation regime. The amplitude of oscillations directly reflects the bandwidth of the phase and allows us to measure it. The oscillations reveal two main frequencies whose values are determined by the structure of the underlying potential in the vicinity of the wavepacket maximum.