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Density-tuned effective metal-insulator transitions in two-dimensional semiconductor layers: Anderson localization or Wigner crystallization

Density-tuned effective metal-insulator transitions in two-dimensional semiconductor layers: Anderson localization or Wigner crystallization

Electrons (or holes) confined in two-dimensional (2D) semiconductor layers have served as model systems for studying disorder and interaction effects for almost 50 years. In particular, strong disorder drives the metallic 2D carriers into a strongly localized Anderson insulator (AI) at low densities whereas pristine 2D electrons in the presence …