Localization Length in Anderson Insulator with Kondo Impurities
Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics
2009-11-07 v2 Disordered Systems and Neural Networks
Strongly Correlated Electrons
Abstract
The localization length, , in a 2--dimensional Anderson insulator depends on the electron spin scattering rate by magnetic impurities, . For antiferromagnetic sign of the exchange, %constant, the time is {\em itself a function of }, due to the Kondo correlations. We demonstrate that the unitary regime of localization is impossible when the concentration of magnetic impurities, , is smaller than a critical value, . For , the dependence of on the dimensionless conductance, , is {\em reentrant}, crossing over to unitary, and back to orthogonal behavior upon increasing . Sensitivity of Kondo correlations to a weak {\em parallel} magnetic field results in a giant parallel magnetoresistance.
Cite
@article{arxiv.cond-mat/0209309,
title = {Localization Length in Anderson Insulator with Kondo Impurities},
author = {S. Kettemann and M. E. Raikh},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:cond-mat/0209309},
year = {2009}
}
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5 pages, 1 figure