Sufficient conditions for two-dimensional localization by arbitrarily weak defects in periodic potentials with band gaps

We prove, via an elementary variational method, one-dimensional (1D) and two-dimensional (2D) localization within the band gaps of a periodic Schrödinger operator for any mostly negative or mostly positive defect potential, V, whose depth is not too great compared to the size of the gap. In a simila...

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Main Authors: Johnson, Steven G., Avniel, Yehuda B., Lee, Karen Ka Yan, Parzygnat, Arthur J.
Other Authors: Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
Format: Article
Language:en_US
Published: American Physical Society 2010
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/54686
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