Voltage-induced metal-insulator transition in a one-dimensional charge density wave
Abstract
Here, we present a theoretical investigation of the voltage-driven metal insulator transition based on solving coupled Boltzmann and Hartree-Fock equations to determine the insulating gap and the electron distribution in a model system – a one dimensional charge density wave. Electric fields that are parametrically small relative to energy gaps can shift the electron distribution away from the momentum-space region where interband relaxation is efficient, leading to a highly non-equilibrium quasiparticle distribution even in the absence of Zener tunneling. The gap equation is found to have regions of multistability; a non-equilibrium analog of the free energy is constructed and used to determine which phase is preferred.
- Authors:
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- Columbia Univ., New York, NY (United States). Dept. of Physics
- Columbia Univ., New York, NY (United States). Dept. of Physics; The Flatiron Inst., New York, NY (United States). Center for Computational Quantum Physics
- Publication Date:
- Research Org.:
- Columbia Univ., New York, NY (United States)
- Sponsoring Org.:
- USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES)
- OSTI Identifier:
- 1484000
- Alternate Identifier(s):
- OSTI ID: 1483922
- Grant/Contract Number:
- SC0012375
- Resource Type:
- Accepted Manuscript
- Journal Name:
- Physical Review B
- Additional Journal Information:
- Journal Volume: 98; Journal Issue: 20; Journal ID: ISSN 2469-9950
- Publisher:
- American Physical Society (APS)
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- 75 CONDENSED MATTER PHYSICS, SUPERCONDUCTIVITY AND SUPERFLUIDITY
Citation Formats
Chiriacò, Giuliano, and Millis, Andrew J. Voltage-induced metal-insulator transition in a one-dimensional charge density wave. United States: N. p., 2018.
Web. doi:10.1103/PhysRevB.98.205152.
Chiriacò, Giuliano, & Millis, Andrew J. Voltage-induced metal-insulator transition in a one-dimensional charge density wave. United States. https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevB.98.205152
Chiriacò, Giuliano, and Millis, Andrew J. Thu .
"Voltage-induced metal-insulator transition in a one-dimensional charge density wave". United States. https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevB.98.205152. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1484000.
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abstractNote = {Here, we present a theoretical investigation of the voltage-driven metal insulator transition based on solving coupled Boltzmann and Hartree-Fock equations to determine the insulating gap and the electron distribution in a model system – a one dimensional charge density wave. Electric fields that are parametrically small relative to energy gaps can shift the electron distribution away from the momentum-space region where interband relaxation is efficient, leading to a highly non-equilibrium quasiparticle distribution even in the absence of Zener tunneling. The gap equation is found to have regions of multistability; a non-equilibrium analog of the free energy is constructed and used to determine which phase is preferred.},
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year = {Thu Nov 29 00:00:00 EST 2018},
month = {Thu Nov 29 00:00:00 EST 2018}
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