Quasiperiodicity-Engineered Re-entrant Localization-Delocalization aspects in a Diamond Lattice
Abstract
We investigate localization in a quasiperiodically engineered diamond lattice with strand-dependent Aubry-Andr\'e-Harper onsite modulations, highlighting the decisive roles of the modulation ratio and the averaged potential on the middle strand. The upper strand hosts the primary potential , the lower strand carries a weaker modulation , and the middle strand follows their average, generating a correlated quasiperiodic landscape across each plaquette. By tuning for selected values of , we probe spectral and eigenstate properties via the inverse participation ratio (IPR), normalized participation ratio (NPR), and fractal dimension . We uncover a pronounced re-entrant localization behavior, where eigenstates repeatedly switch between extended and localized regimes, which persists only within a finite range of and crucially relies on the averaged potential construction. This unconventional sequence arises from the interplay of , the correlated potential, and the intrinsic diamond geometry, producing a highly nontrivial interference landscape. Our results reveal localization physics beyond the standard Aubry-Andr\'e paradigm, further supported by the evolution of extended states, system-size scaling of and , and dynamical signatures from the time-dependent root-mean-square displacement, confirming the robustness of the re-entrant transitions.
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@article{arxiv.2603.29173,
title = {Quasiperiodicity-Engineered Re-entrant Localization-Delocalization aspects in a Diamond Lattice},
author = {Ranjini Bhattacharya and Souvik Roy},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2603.29173},
year = {2026}
}
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14 Pages, 24 Figures