Tsigankov D N, Efros A L
Department of Physics, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah 84112, USA.
Phys Rev Lett. 2002 Apr 29;88(17):176602. doi: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.88.176602. Epub 2002 Apr 16.
Computer modeling of the variable-range-hopping (VRH) conductivity in two-dimensional systems has been done by a kinetic Monte Carlo method, which includes some new elements. Study of the temperature dependence of the conductivity, testing of the different scaling relations, and study of the size effect show the detailed validity of the Efros-Shklovskii theory of the VRH in the system of interacting electrons. It has also been shown that simultaneous transitions of many electrons are not important. The reasons for disagreement with previous computational works are thoroughly analyzed.
