Determination of the critical conductivity exponent for the metal-insulator transition at nonzero temperatures: Universality of the transition

I. Shlimak, M. Kaveh, R. Ussyshkin, V. Ginodman, L. Resnick

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Abstract

A new approach has been developed for the determination of the critical conductivity exponent μ and the critical concentration Nc of the metal-insulator transition without extrapolation of the temperature dependence of the conductivity σ(T) to T = 0. We propose to replace σ(0) by Δσ(T*)= σN (T*) - σNc (T*) at low T*, where σ(T) = a + b Tp, p = 1/2 or 1/3 is observed. Two series of samples of Ge:As and Ge:Sb were investigated. It is shown that μ = 1 for both series. The normalized values of Δ σ (T*) / σ merge for Ge:As, Ge:Sb, Si:P, and Si:Sb into a universal line.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1103-1106
Number of pages4
JournalPhysical Review Letters
Volume77
Issue number6
DOIs
StatePublished - 1996

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