ELECTRON-TRANSPORT AT THE ANDERSON TRANSITION

Citation
Je. Enderby et Ac. Barnes, ELECTRON-TRANSPORT AT THE ANDERSON TRANSITION, Physical review. B, Condensed matter, 49(7), 1994, pp. 5062-5064
Citations number
8
Categorie Soggetti
Physics, Condensed Matter
ISSN journal
01631829
Volume
49
Issue
7
Year of publication
1994
Pages
5062 - 5064
Database
ISI
SICI code
0163-1829(1994)49:7<5062:EATAT>2.0.ZU;2-M
Abstract
The low-temperature behavior of transport properties across an Anderso n-type metal-insulator transition is considered. It is shown that prev ious discussions are flawed; in particular, we demonstrate that the th ermopower S is not divergent as the mobility edge E(c) is approached f rom the metallic side. At E(c), S achieves a temperature-independent v alue, determined solely by the conductivity index nu. Furthermore, far from being universal in the metallic phase, the Lorentz number change s as the mobility edge is approached and, in addition, depends on nu. We also prove that, contrary to previous assertions, the thermal condu ctivity varies like T(v+1) as T-->0.