Quantum phase transitions in two-dimensional electron systems. (English) Zbl 1237.82018
Carr, Lincoln D., Understanding quantum phase transitions. Boca Raton, FL: CRC Press (ISBN 978-1-4398-0251-9/hbk; 978-1-4398-0261-8/ebook). Series Condensed Matter Physics, 369-392 (2011).
From the text: Two-dimensional (2D) electron systems are realized when the electrons are free to move in a plane but their motion perpendicular to the plane is quantized in a confining potential well. Quantum phase transitions realized experimentally in such systems so far include metal-insulator transitions in perpendicular magnetic fields, metal-insulator transition in zero magnetic field, and possible transition to a Wigner crystal.
For the entire collection see [Zbl 1215.82001].
For the entire collection see [Zbl 1215.82001].
MSC:
82B26 | Phase transitions (general) in equilibrium statistical mechanics |
82C22 | Interacting particle systems in time-dependent statistical mechanics |
82D40 | Statistical mechanics of magnetic materials |
81V70 | Many-body theory; quantum Hall effect |
82D37 | Statistical mechanics of semiconductors |