Intrinsic electron-glassiness in strongly-localized Be films

Details Intrinsic electron-glassiness in strongly-localized Be films Intrinsic electron-glassiness in strongly-localized Be films

2010-11-03

arxiv.org/abs/1011.0961v1

Physics

Condensed Matter

Strongly Correlated Electrons

Phys.Rev. B 82, 195404 (2010)

Scientific paper

10.1103/PhysRevB.82.195404

We present results of out--of-equilibrium transport measurements made on strongly-localized Beryllium films and demonstrate that these films exhibit all the earmarks of intrinsic electron-glasses. These include slow (logarithmic) relaxation, memory effects, and more importantly, the observation of a memory dip that has a characteristic width compatible with the carrier-concentration of beryllium. The latter is an empirical signature of the electron-glass. Comparing various non-equilibrium attributes of the beryllium films with other systems that exhibit intrinsic electron-glasses behavior reveals that high carrier-concentration is their only common feature rather than the specifics of the disorder that rendered them insulating. It is suggested that this should be taken as an important hint for any theory that attempts to account for the surprisingly slow relaxation times observed in these systems.

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