Metal-insulator transition and engineering of extended states in disordered systems beyond one dimension

Abstract

We shall discuss how to engineer wave function delocalization in disordered systemsmodeled by tight binding Hamiltonians in d > 1 dimensions. Exact analytical results willbe presented for the case of a two legged ladder network infinitely large along the x-axis,revealing how it can finally be used as a switching device. The results persist even whenthe ladder expands in the transverse direction, making a journey towards a real twodimensional system. The study gives rise to the possibility of designing disorderedpotentials that might work as band-pass filters for quantum waves, such as matter wavesin optical lattices.