Decoherence-induced conductivity in the discrete 1D Anderson model: A novel approach to even-order generalized Lyapunov exponents

Abstract

A recently proposed statistical model for the effects of decoherence on electron transport manifests a decoherence-driven transition from quantum-coherent localized to ohmic behavior when applied to the one-dimensional Anderson model. Here we derive the resistivity in the ohmic case and show that the transition to localized behavior occurs when the coherence length surpasses a value which only depends on the second-order generalized Lyapunov exponent ${\xi }^{-1}$. We determine the exact value of ${\xi }^{-1}$ of an infinite system for arbitrary uncorrelated disorder and electron energy. Likewise all higher even-order generalized Lyapunov exponents can be calculated, as exemplified for fourth order. An approximation for the localization length (inverse standard Lyapunov exponent) is presented, by assuming a log-normal limiting distribution for the dimensionless conductance $T$. This approximation works well in the limit of weak disorder, with the exception of the band edges and the band center.

12 pages, 5 figures

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