Effect of long-range correlation on the metal-insulator transition in a disordered molecular crystal

Mikael Unge and Sven Stafström
Phys. Rev. B 74, 235403 – Published 1 December 2006

Abstract

Localization lengths of the electronic states in a disordered two-dimensional system, resembling highly anisotropic molecular crystals such as pentacene, have been calculated numerically using the transfer matrix method. The disorder is based on a model with small random fluctuations of induced molecular dipole moments which give rise to long-range correlated disorder in the on-site energies as well as a coupling between the on-site energies and the intermolecular interactions. Our calculations show that molecular crystals such as pentacene can exhibit states with very long localization lengths with a possibility to reach a truly metallic state.

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  • Received 9 August 2006

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevB.74.235403

©2006 American Physical Society

Authors & Affiliations

Mikael Unge* and Sven Stafström

  • Department of Physics, Chemistry and Biology, IFM, Linköpings Universitet, SE-581 83 Linköping, Sweden

  • *Electronic address: mikun@ifm.liu.se
  • Electronic address: sst@ifm.liu.se

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Vol. 74, Iss. 23 — 15 December 2006

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