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Title: Unequivocal signatures of the crossover to Anderson localization in realistic models of disordered quasi-one-dimensional materials

Journal Article · · Physical Review B
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  1. Los Alamos National Lab. (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)
  2. Univ. of Fribourg, Fribourg (Switzerland)
  3. CSIC and The Barcelona Institute of Science and Technology, Barcelona (Spain); Institució Catalana de Recerca i Estudis Avançats (ICREA), Barcelona (Spain)
  4. Donostia International Physics Center (DIPC), Sebastian (Spain); IKERBASQUE, Basque Foundation for Science, Bilbao (Spain)
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The only unequivocal known criterion for single-parameter scaling Anderson localization relies on the knowledge of the full conductance statistics. To date, theoretical studies have been restricted to model systems with symmetric scatterers, hence lacking universality. Here, we present an in-depth statistical study of conductance distributions P(g), in disordered ‘micrometer-long’ carbon nanotubes using first principles simulations. In perfect agreement with the Dorokov-Mello-Pereyra-Kumar scaling equation, the computed P(g) exhibits a nontrivial, non-Gaussian, crossover to Anderson localization which could be directly compared with experiments.

Research Organization:
Los Alamos National Lab. (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE Laboratory Directed Research and Development (LDRD) Program
Grant/Contract Number:
89233218CNA000001
OSTI ID:
1511621
Alternate ID(s):
OSTI ID: 1488635
Report Number(s):
LA-UR-18-31021; PRBMDO
Journal Information:
Physical Review B, Vol. 98, Issue 23; ISSN 2469-9950
Publisher:
American Physical Society (APS)Copyright Statement
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Citation Metrics:
Cited by: 5 works
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