Low temperature behavior of the thermopower in disordered systems near the Anderson transition
Year: 1998
Type: article
Abstract: We investigate the behavior of the thermoelectric power S in disordered systems close to the Anderson‐type metal‐insulator transition (MIT) at low temperatures. In the literature, we find contradictory results for S . It is either argued to diverge or to remain a constant as the MIT is approached. To resolve this dilemma, we calculate the number density of electrons at the MIT in disordered systems using an averaged density of states obtained by diagonalizing the three‐dimensional Anderson model of localization. From the number density we obtain the temperature dependence of the chemical potential necessary to solve for S . Without any additional approximation, we use the Chester‐Thellung‐Kubo‐Greenwood formulation and numerically obtain the behavior of S at low T as the Anderson transition is approached from the metallic side. We show that indeed S does not diverge.
Source: Annalen der Physik
Authors: C. Villagonzalo, R.A. Römer
Institution: Chemnitz University of Technology
Language: English
Subfield: Condensed Matter Physics
Field: Physics and Astronomy
Domain: Physical Sciences
Open Access status: green
Funder: Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft
OpenAlex ID: W2091533807