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Aging effects in an anderson insulator

Vaknin1, Ovadyahu, Pollak

  • 1The Racah Institute of Physics, The Hebrew University, Jerusalem 91904, Israel.

Physical Review Letters
|October 6, 2000
PubMed
Summary

Researchers observed aging effects in Anderson insulators, a phenomenon where systems change over time. This electronic aging was less sensitive to temperature compared to other materials like spin glasses.

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Area of Science:

  • Condensed matter physics
  • Materials science

Background:

  • Aging is a common phenomenon observed in glassy systems, characterized by the breakdown of time-translational invariance.
  • Understanding aging mechanisms is crucial for characterizing the long-term behavior of disordered materials.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To experimentally investigate aging effects in the electronic system of an Anderson insulator.
  • To compare the temperature dependence of aging in electron glasses with other glassy systems, such as spin glasses.

Main Methods:

  • Experimental demonstration of aging effects in an Anderson insulator's electronic system.
  • Comparative analysis of aging behavior across different temperatures.

Main Results:

  • Aging effects were successfully demonstrated in the electronic system of an Anderson insulator.
  • The observed aging phenomenon in the electron glass exhibited significantly lower temperature sensitivity compared to other known glassy systems.

Conclusions:

  • The study confirms the presence of aging in electron glasses, a manifestation of time-translational invariance breakdown.
  • The distinct temperature dependence suggests unique microscopic differences between electron glass and spin glass systems.

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