Experimental realization of a 3D random hopping model
Lippe C, Klas T, Bender J, Mischke P, Niederprum T, Ott H (2021)
Publication Type: Journal article
Publication year: 2021
Journal
Book Volume: 12
Article Number: 6976
Journal Issue: 1
DOI: 10.1038/s41467-021-27243-2
Abstract
Scientific advance is often driven by identifying conceptually simple models underlying complex phenomena. This process commonly ignores imperfections which, however, might give rise to non-trivial collective behavior. For example, already a small amount of disorder can dramatically change the transport properties of a system compared to the underlying simple model. While systems with disordered potentials were already studied in detail, experimental investigations on systems with disordered hopping are still in its infancy. To this end, we experimentally study a dipole–dipole-interacting three-dimensional Rydberg system and map it onto a simple XY model with random couplings by spectroscopic evidence. We discuss the localization–delocalization crossover emerging in the model and present experimental signatures of it. Our results demonstrate that Rydberg systems are a useful platform to study random hopping models with the ability to access the microscopic degrees of freedom. This will allow to study transport processes and localization phenomena in random hopping models with a high level of control.
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APA:
Lippe, C., Klas, T., Bender, J., Mischke, P., Niederprum, T., & Ott, H. (2021). Experimental realization of a 3D random hopping model. Nature Communications, 12(1). https://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41467-021-27243-2
MLA:
Lippe, Carsten, et al. "Experimental realization of a 3D random hopping model." Nature Communications 12.1 (2021).
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