Electron in a tangled chain: multifractality at the small-world critical point

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2004-03-29

arxiv.org/abs/cond-mat/0403705v3

Phys. Rev. B 75, 144204 (2007)

Physics

Condensed Matter

Disordered Systems and Neural Networks

7 pages, 6 figures, REVTEX4; Phys. Rev. B, accepted; minor changes

Scientific paper

10.1103/PhysRevB.75.144204

We study a simple model of conducting polymers in which a single electron propagates through a randomly tangled chain. The model has the geometry of a small-world network, with a small density $p$ of crossings of the chain acting as shortcuts for the electron. We use numerical diagonalisation and simple analytical arguments to discuss the density of states, inverse participation ratios and wave functions. We suggest that there is a critical point at $p=0$ and demonstrate finite-size scaling of the energy and wave functions at the lower band edge. The wave functions are multifractal. The critical exponent of the correlation length is consistent with criticality due to the small-world effect, as distinct from the previously discussed, dimensionality-driven Anderson transition.

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