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Quasiperiodicity-Engineered Re-entrant Localization-Delocalization aspects in a Diamond Lattice

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics 2026-04-01 v1

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 ss and the averaged potential on the middle strand. The upper strand hosts the primary potential λ\lambda, the lower strand carries a weaker modulation λ/s\lambda/s, and the middle strand follows their average, generating a correlated quasiperiodic landscape across each plaquette. By tuning λ\lambda for selected values of ss, we probe spectral and eigenstate properties via the inverse participation ratio (IPR), normalized participation ratio (NPR), and fractal dimension D2D_2. 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 ss and crucially relies on the averaged potential construction. This unconventional sequence arises from the interplay of ss, 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 NPR\langle \mathrm{NPR} \rangle and D2\langle D_2 \rangle, 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

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