Physics – Condensed Matter – Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics
Scientific paper
1998-07-23
Phys. Rev. B 59, 8144 (1999).
Physics
Condensed Matter
Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics
20 pages, 6 figures
Scientific paper
10.1103/PhysRevB.59.8144
We report results of numerical studies of the integer quantum Hall effect in a tight binding model on a two-dimensional square lattice with non-interacting electrons, in the presence of a random potential as well as a uniform magnetic field applied perpendicular to the lattice. We consider field magnitudes such that the area per flux quantum is commensurate with the lattice structure. Topological properties of the single electron wave functions are used to identify current carrying states that are responsible for the quantized Hall conductance. We study the interplay between the magnetic field and the disorder, and find a universal pattern with which the current carrying states are destroyed by increasing disorder strength, and the system driven into an insulating state. We also discuss how to interpolate results of lattice models to the continuum limit. The relationship to previous theoretical and experimental studies of quantum Hall-insulator transitions in strongly disordered systems at low magnetic fields is discussed.
Bhatt R. N.
Yang Kun
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