Transport of charge-density waves in the presence of disorder: classical pinning versus quantum localization.

Journal Article · Mon Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 2007 · Phys. Rev. Lett.

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.99.156405· OSTI ID:1009340

Mirlin, A D; Polyakov, D G; Vinokur, V M ^[1]

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1. Materials Science Division

We consider the interplay of the elastic pinning and the Anderson localization in the transport properties of a charge-density wave in one dimension, within the framework of the Luttinger model in the limit of strong repulsion. We address a conceptually important issue of which of the two disorder-induced phenomena limits the mobility more effectively. We argue that the interplay of the classical and quantum effects in transport of a very rigid charge-density wave is quite nontrivial: the quantum localization sets in at a temperature much smaller than the pinning temperature, whereas the quantum localization length is much smaller than the pinning length.

• Research Organization: Argonne National Lab. (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE Office of Science (SC)
• DOE Contract Number: DE-AC02-06CH11357
• OSTI ID: 1009340
• Report Number(s): ANL/MSD/JA-68762; TRN: US1101372
• Journal Information: Phys. Rev. Lett., Vol. 99, Issue 2007
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: ENGLISH

Related Subjects

75 CONDENSED MATTER PHYSICS
SUPERCONDUCTIVITY AND SUPERFLUIDITY
CHARGE DENSITY
WAVE PROPAGATION
MAGNETIC FLUX
ORDER PARAMETERS