Disorder and interaction in 2D: Exact diagonalization study of the Anderson-Hubbard-Mott model

We investigate, by numerically calculating the charge stiffness, the effect s of random diagonal disorder and electron-electron interaction on the natu re of the ground state in the 2D Hubbard model through the finite-size exac t diagonalization technique. By comparing with the corresponding 1D Hubbard model results and by using heuristic arguments we conclude that it is unli kety that there is a 2D metal-insulator quantum phase transition, although the effect of interaction in some range of parameters is to substantially e nhance the noninteracting charge stiffness.