Sufficient conditions for two-dimensional localization by arbitrarily weak defects in periodic potentials with band gaps
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Johnson, Steven G.; Avniel, Yehuda B.; Lee, Karen Ka Yan; Parzygnat, Arthur J.
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We prove, via an elementary variational method, one-dimensional (1D) and two-dimensional (2D) localization within the band gaps of a periodic Schrödinger operator for any mostly negative or mostly positive defect potential, V, whose depth is not too great compared to the size of the gap. In a similar way, we also prove sufficient conditions for 1D and 2D localization below the ground state of such an operator. Furthermore, we extend our results to 1D and 2D localization in d dimensions; for example, by a linear or planar defect in a three-dimensional crystal. For the case of D-fold degenerate band edges, we also give sufficient conditions for localization of up to D states.
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2010-04Department
Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science; Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Mathematics; Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Research Laboratory of ElectronicsJournal
Physical Review B
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American Physical Society
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Parzygnat, Arthur et al. “Sufficient conditions for two-dimensional localization by arbitrarily weak defects in periodic potentials with band gaps.” Physical Review B 81.15 (2010): 155324. © 2010 The American Physical Society
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1550-235X
1098-0121