Localization in different models for one-dimensional incommensurate systems

Abstract
We have studied the localization properties of one-dimensional incommensurate systems within the tight-binding approximation with first-neighbor interactions for several modulation functions: sawtooth, zigzag, and solitonlike functions. We show that the localization properties are strongly dependent on the type of modulation used. In the case of a solitonlike system we also studied the charge distribution, finding that electronic charge has the tendency to localize on dislocations.