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Peierls-type structural phase transition in a crystal induced by magnetic breakdown

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  • A.M. Kadigrobov
  • A. Bjeliš
  • D. Radić

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We predict a new type of phase transition in a quasi-two dimensional system of electrons at high magnetic fields, namely the stabilization of a density wave which transforms a two dimensional open Fermi surface into a periodic chain of large pockets with small distances between them. The quantum tunneling of electrons between the neighboring closed orbits enveloping these pockets transforms the electron spectrum into a set of extremely narrow energy bands and gaps which decreases the total electron energy, thus leading to a magnetic breakdown induced density wave (MBIDW) ground state. We show that this DW instability has some qualitatively different properties in comparison to analogous DW instabilities of Peierls type; e.g. the critical temperature of the MBIDW phase transition arises and disappears in a peculiar way with a change of the inverse magnetic field. Copyright EDP Sciences, SIF, Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2013

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  • A.M. Kadigrobov & A. Bjeliš & D. Radić, 2013. "Peierls-type structural phase transition in a crystal induced by magnetic breakdown," The European Physical Journal B: Condensed Matter and Complex Systems, Springer;EDP Sciences, vol. 86(6), pages 1-11, June.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:eurphb:v:86:y:2013:i:6:p:1-11:10.1140/epjb/e2013-40206-1
    DOI: 10.1140/epjb/e2013-40206-1
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