Single impurity-induced localization transitions in electronic systems
- URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2603.01497v1
- Date: Mon, 02 Mar 2026 06:09:36 GMT
- Title: Single impurity-induced localization transitions in electronic systems
- Authors: Niaz Ali Khan, Munsif Jan, Muzamil Shah, Muhammad Sajid, Muhammad Mateen, Mushtaq Ali,
- Abstract summary: Anderson localization is a fundamental phenomenon in disordered quantum systems, where transport is suppressed by wave interference from extensive randomness.<n>We investigate impurity-induced localization phenomena in low-dimensional tight-binding systems by focusing on the properties of impurity-generated bound states.<n>Our results highlight how a local perturbation can induce nontrivial localization behavior at the level of individual eigenstates, without implying a global localization transition of the underlying electronic system.
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- Abstract: Anderson localization is a fundamental phenomenon in disordered quantum systems, where transport is suppressed by wave interference from extensive randomness. Moving beyond traditional multi-impurity scenarios, we investigate impurity-induced localization phenomena in low-dimensional tight-binding systems by focusing on the properties of impurity-generated bound states. By introducing a single on-site impurity into an otherwise extended lattice, we demonstrate that the impurity can host a bound state whose spatial character undergoes a transition from extended to localized as the impurity strength surpasses a critical value. This transition pertains solely to the impurity state, while the bulk states of the host system remain extended. We characterize the localization behavior by analyzing two distinct spatial profiles of the bound states: one with symmetric decay and another with exponential decay from the impurity site. Our results highlight how a local perturbation can induce nontrivial localization behavior at the level of individual eigenstates, without implying a global localization transition of the underlying electronic system.
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