Inhomogeneous metallic phase in a disordered Mott insulator in two dimensions |
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Authors: | Heidarian Dariush Trivedi Nandini |
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Institution: | Department of Theoretical Physics, Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, Mumbai 400005, India. |
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Abstract: | We show that, with increasing randomness, the spectral gap in a 2D Mott-Hubbard insulator is destroyed first at a disorder V(c1), while antiferromagnetism persists up to a higher V(c2). Most unexpectedly, between V(c1) and V(c2) the system is metallic and is sandwiched between the Mott insulator below V(c1) and the Anderson insulator above V(c2). The metal is formed when the spectral gap gets destroyed locally in regions where the disorder potential is high enough to overcome the interelectron repulsion. This generates puddles with enhanced charge fluctuations that percolate with increasing disorder, resulting in a spatially inhomogeneous metallic phase. |
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