Scaling theory of the metal-insulator transition in amorphous materials
- 1 September 1981
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Physical Society (APS) in Physical Review B
- Vol. 24 (5) , 2739-2743
- https://doi.org/10.1103/physrevb.24.2739
Abstract
A scaling model is presented for the metal-insulator transition in amorphous materials which includes a localization, correlation, and screening. The model predicts a continuous phase transition at zero temperature with localized states and a correlation gap in the insulating phase.Keywords
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