{"title":"Resonances, mobility edges, and gap-protected Anderson localization in generalized disordered mosaic lattices","authors":"Stefano Longhi","doi":"10.1103/physrevb.110.184201","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"Mosaic lattice models have been recently introduced as a special class of disordered systems displaying resonance energies, multiple mobility edges, and anomalous transport properties. In such systems on-site potential disorder, either uncorrelated or incommensurate, is introduced solely at every equally spaced site within the lattice, with a spacing <mjx-container ctxtmenu_counter=\"56\" ctxtmenu_oldtabindex=\"1\" jax=\"CHTML\" overflow=\"linebreak\" role=\"tree\" sre-explorer- style=\"font-size: 100.7%;\" tabindex=\"0\"><mjx-math data-semantic-structure=\"(3 0 1 2)\"><mjx-mrow data-semantic-children=\"0,2\" data-semantic-content=\"1\" data-semantic- data-semantic-owns=\"0 1 2\" data-semantic-role=\"inequality\" data-semantic-speech=\"upper M greater than or equals 2\" data-semantic-type=\"relseq\"><mjx-mi data-semantic-annotation=\"clearspeak:simple\" data-semantic-font=\"italic\" data-semantic- data-semantic-parent=\"3\" data-semantic-role=\"latinletter\" data-semantic-type=\"identifier\"><mjx-c>𝑀</mjx-c></mjx-mi><mjx-mo data-semantic- data-semantic-operator=\"relseq,≥\" data-semantic-parent=\"3\" data-semantic-role=\"inequality\" data-semantic-type=\"relation\" space=\"4\"><mjx-c>≥</mjx-c></mjx-mo><mjx-mn data-semantic-annotation=\"clearspeak:simple\" data-semantic-font=\"normal\" data-semantic- data-semantic-parent=\"3\" data-semantic-role=\"integer\" data-semantic-type=\"number\" space=\"4\"><mjx-c>2</mjx-c></mjx-mn></mjx-mrow></mjx-math></mjx-container>. A remarkable property of disordered mosaic lattices is the persistence of extended states at some resonance frequencies that prevent complete Anderson localization, even in the strong disorder regime. Here we introduce a broader class of mosaic lattices and derive general expressions of mobility edges and localization length for incommensurate sinusoidal disorder, which generalize previous results [Y. Wang <i>et al.</i>, <span>Phys. Rev. Lett.</span> <b>125</b>, 196604 (2020).]. For both incommensurate and uncorrelated disorder, we prove that Anderson localization is protected by the open gaps of the disorder-free lattice, and derive some general criteria for complete Anderson localization. The results are illustrated by considering a few models, such as the mosaic Su-Schrieffer-Heeger (SSH) model and the trimer mosaic lattice.","PeriodicalId":20082,"journal":{"name":"Physical Review B","volume":"38 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.7000,"publicationDate":"2024-11-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Physical Review B","FirstCategoryId":"101","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.1103/physrevb.110.184201","RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"物理与天体物理","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"Q1","JCRName":"Physics and Astronomy","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Abstract
Mosaic lattice models have been recently introduced as a special class of disordered systems displaying resonance energies, multiple mobility edges, and anomalous transport properties. In such systems on-site potential disorder, either uncorrelated or incommensurate, is introduced solely at every equally spaced site within the lattice, with a spacing 𝑀≥2. A remarkable property of disordered mosaic lattices is the persistence of extended states at some resonance frequencies that prevent complete Anderson localization, even in the strong disorder regime. Here we introduce a broader class of mosaic lattices and derive general expressions of mobility edges and localization length for incommensurate sinusoidal disorder, which generalize previous results [Y. Wang et al., Phys. Rev. Lett.125, 196604 (2020).]. For both incommensurate and uncorrelated disorder, we prove that Anderson localization is protected by the open gaps of the disorder-free lattice, and derive some general criteria for complete Anderson localization. The results are illustrated by considering a few models, such as the mosaic Su-Schrieffer-Heeger (SSH) model and the trimer mosaic lattice.
镶嵌晶格模型是最近提出的一类特殊的无序系统,具有共振能量、多迁移率边缘和反常输运特性。在这类系统中,现场势能无序(不相关或不相称)仅在晶格内每个等间距位点引入,间距𝑀≥2。无序镶嵌晶格的一个显著特性是在某些共振频率上存在扩展态,即使在强无序状态下也能阻止安德森的完全定位。在此,我们引入了一类更广泛的镶嵌晶格,并推导出了不相称正弦无序的流动边缘和局域化长度的一般表达式,这是对先前结果的推广[Y. Wang 等人,Phys.对于不相称无序和不相关无序,我们都证明了安德森定位受到无序晶格开放间隙的保护,并推导出完全安德森定位的一些一般标准。通过考虑一些模型,如镶嵌苏-施里弗-希格(SSH)模型和三聚镶嵌晶格,对结果进行了说明。
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