Wigner crystals: New realizations of an old idea

In this review, after a brief discussion of Wigner’s ideas about the localization of electrons due to Coulomb interaction in a low-density electron system with neutralizing background and the formation of a periodic array, we present the various possibilities to realize Wigner crystals: on the surf...

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Main Author: Sólyom J.
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: EDP Sciences 2014-01-01
Series:EPJ Web of Conferences
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/epjconf/20147801009