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The divergent at ω = 0 quantum correction to conductivity δ σ2 (ω) of the leading order in (kF l)- 1 has been calculated neglecting Cooperon-type contributions suppressed by moderate or strong magnetic field. In the so-called diffusion approximation this quantity is equal to zero up to the second order in (kF l)- 1. More subtle treatment of the problem shows that δ σ2 (ω) is non-zero due to ballistic contributions neglected previously. Knowledge of δ σ2 (ω) allows to estimate value of the so-called unitary localization length as ξu ≈ l exp (1.6 g2) where Drude conductivity is given by σ0 = ge2 / h. This estimation underpins the statement of the linear growth of σxx peaks with Landau level number n in the integer quantum Hall effect regime [1] (Greshnov and Zegrya, 2008; Greshnov et al., 2008) at least for n ≤ 2 and calls Pruisken-Khmelnitskii hypothesis of universality [2] (Levine et al., 1983; Khmelnitskii, 1983) in question.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 1062-1065 |
Number of pages | 4 |
Journal | Physica E: Low-Dimensional Systems and Nanostructures |
Volume | 42 |
Issue number | 4 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 1 Feb 2010 |
ID: 49950531