Possible Metal/Insulator Transition at B=0 in Two Dimensions
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❄️ cond-mat
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electronresistivitybelowinsulatorlocalizationmetaltemperaturetransition
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We have studied the zero magnetic field resistivity of unique high- mobility two-dimensional electron system in silicon. At very low electron density (but higher than some sample-dependent critical value, $n_{cr}\sim 10^{11}$ cm$^{-2}$), CONVENTIONAL WEAK LOCALIZATION IS OVERPOWERED BY A SHARP DROP OF RESISTIVITY BY AN ORDER OF MAGNITUDE with decreasing temperature below 1--2 K. No further evidence for electron localization is seen down to at least 20 mK. For $n_s<N_{cr}$, the sample is insulating. The resistivity is empirically found to SCALE WITH TEMPERATURE BOTH BELOW AND ABOVE $n_{cr}$ WITH A SINGLE PARAMETER which approaches zero at $n_s=n_{cr}$ suggesting a metal/ insulator phase transition.
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