The Topological Origin of the Peierls-Nabarro Barrier
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Publication:6361978
DOI10.1098/RSPA.2021.0725arXiv2103.02055MaRDI QIDQ6361978FDOQ6361978
Authors: Brook J. Hocking, Helen S. Ansell, Randall D. Kamien, Thomas Machon 
Publication date: 2 March 2021
Abstract: Crystals and other condensed matter systems described by density waves often exhibit dislocations. Here we show, by considering the topology of the ground state manifolds (GSMs) of such systems, that dislocations in the density phase field always split into disclinations, and that the disclinations themselves are constrained to sit at particular points in the GSM. Consequently, the topology of the GSM forbids zero-energy dislocation glide, giving rise to a Peirels-Nabarro barrier.
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