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    Fluctuations of the inverse participation ratio at the Anderson transition

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    Statistics of the inverse participation ratio (IPR) at the critical point of the localization transition is studied numerically for the power-law random banded matrix model. It is shown that the IPR distribution function is scale-invariant, with a power-law asymptotic ``tail''. This scale invariance implies that the fractal dimensions DqD_q are non-fluctuating quantities, contrary to a recent claim in the literature. A recently proposed relation between D2D_2 and the spectral compressibility χ\chi is violated in the regime of strong multifractality, with χ→1\chi\to 1 in the limit D2→0D_2\to 0.Comment: 4 pages, 3 eps figure

    Interaction-induced magnetoresistance in a two-dimensional electron gas

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    We study the interaction-induced quantum correction \delta\sigma_{\alpha\beta} to the conductivity tensor of electrons in two dimensions for arbitrary T\tau (where T is the temperature and \tau the transport scattering time), magnetic field, and type of disorder. A general theory is developed, allowing us to express \delta\sigma_{\alpha\beta} in terms of classical propagators (``ballistic diffusons''). The formalism is used to calculate the interaction contribution to the longitudinal and the Hall resistivities in a transverse magnetic field in the whole range of temperature from the diffusive (T\tau 1) regime, both in smooth disorder and in the presence of short-range scatterers. Further, we apply the formalism to anisotropic systems and demonstrate that the interaction induces novel quantum oscillations in the resistivity of lateral superlattices.Comment: 35 pages, 14 figure

    Cyclotron resonance harmonics in the ac response of a 2D electron gas with smooth disorder

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    The frequency-dependent conductivity σxx(ω)\sigma_{xx}(\omega) of 2D electrons subjected to a transverse magnetic field and smooth disorder is calculated. The interplay of Landau quantization and disorder scattering gives rise to an oscillatory structure that survives in the high-temperature limit. The relation to recent experiments on photoconductivity by Zudov {\it et al.} and Mani {\it et al.} is discussed.Comment: 4 pages, 2 figures; final version to appear in PR

    Quantum magnetooscillations in the ac conductivity of disordered graphene

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    The dynamic conductivity \sigma(\omega) of graphene in the presence of diagonal white noise disorder and quantizing magnetic field B is calculated. We obtain analytic expressions for \sigma(\omega) in various parametric regimes ranging from the quasiclassical Drude limit corresponding to strongly overlapping Landau levels (LLs) to the extreme quantum limit where the conductivity is determined by the optical selection rules of the clean graphene. The nonequidistant LL spectrum of graphene renders its transport characteristics quantitatively different from conventional 2D electron systems with parabolic spectrum. Since the magnetooscillations in the semiclassical density of states are anharmonic and are described by a quasi-continuum of cyclotron frequencies, both the ac Shubnikov-de Haas oscillations and the quantum corrections to \sigma(\omega) that survive to higher temperatures manifest a slow beating on top of fast oscillations with the local energy-dependent cyclotron frequency.Both types of quantum oscillations possess nodes whose index scales as \omega^2. In the quantum regime of separated LLs, we study both the cyclotron resonance transitions, which have a rich spectrum due to the nonequidistant spectrum of LLs, and disorder-induced transitions which violate the clean selection rules of graphene. We identify the strongest disorder-induced transitions in recent magnetotransmission experiments. We also compare the temperature- and chemical potential-dependence of \sigma(\omega) in various frequency ranges from the dc limit allowing intra-LL transition only to the universal high-frequency limit where the Landau quantization provides a small B-dependent correction to the universal value of the interband conductivity \sigma=e^2/4 \hbar of the clean graphene.Comment: 19 pages, 15 picture
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