Abstract
It is shown theoretically that the Luttinger liquid can exist in quasi-one-dimensional conductors in the presence of impurities in a form of a collection of bounded Luttinger liquids. The conclusion is based on the observation by Kane and Fisher that a local impurity potential in Luttinger liquid acts, at low energies, as an infinite barrier. This leads to a discrete spectrum of collective charge and spin density fluctuations, so that interchain hopping can be considered as a small parameter at temperatures below the minimum excitation energy of the collective modes. The results are compared with recent experimental observation of a Luttinger-liquid-like behavior in thin NbSe 3 and TaS3 wires.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 277-281 |
Number of pages | 5 |
Journal | JETP Letters |
Volume | 79 |
Issue number | 6 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 1 Dec 2004 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Physics and Astronomy (miscellaneous)