Towards a classification of the effects of disorder on materials properties

被引:34
作者
Millis, AJ [1 ]
机构
[1] Columbia Univ, Dept Phys, New York, NY 10027 USA
关键词
high temperature superconductors; colossal magnetoresistance; defects; disorder; geometrical frustration; strain; Kondo effect; phase transition;
D O I
10.1016/S0038-1098(02)00668-3
中图分类号
O469 [凝聚态物理学];
学科分类号
070205 ;
摘要
Many 'interesting' correlated electron materials exhibit an unusual sensitivity of measured properties to external perturbations, and-in particular to imperfections in the sample being measured. It is argued that in addition to its inconvenience, this sensitivity may indicated potentially useful properties. A partial classification of causes of such sensitivity is given. (C) 2003 Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserved.
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