Quantum Phases and Metal–Insulator Transitions in Electron Systems
A special issue of Applied Sciences (ISSN 2076-3417). This special issue belongs to the section "Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 20 November 2025 | Viewed by 18
Special Issue Editor
Interests: two-dimensional electron systems; strongly correlated electrons; metal–insulator transitions; interplay between disorder and interactions; wigner crystallization; flat-band materials
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
We welcome contributions addressing key challenges and new developments in the field of correlated electron systems, particularly those involving quantum phases and metal–insulator transitions.
The behavior of strongly correlated electrons is a forefront area of research in modern condensed matter physics. The most significant effects of electron–electron correlations are observed in two-dimensional electron systems. Key examples include the Mott transition in two and three dimensions, the fractional quantum Hall effect, high-temperature superconductivity, the metallic state and the metal–insulator transition, Wigner crystallization, and band flattening. In particular, the interest in the latter is ignited by the fact that, due to the anomalous density of states, the flattening of the band may be important for the construction of room temperature superconductivity.
In this Special Issue, we invite submissions exploring cutting-edge research and recent advances in the fields of Quantum Phases and Metal–Insulator Transitions in Electron Systems. Both theoretical and experimental studies, comprehensive reviews, and survey papers are welcome.
Prof. Dr. Sergey Kravchenko
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- strongly correlated electron systems
- metal–insulator transitions
- flat-band materials
- Wigner crystallization
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