Calculation of two-particle quantities in the typical medium dynamical cluster approximation

Abstract

The mean-field theory for disordered electron systems without interaction is widely and successfully used to describe equilibrium properties of materials over the whole range of disorder strengths. However, it fails to take into account the effects of quantum coherence and information of localization. Vertex corrections due to multiple back-scatterings may drive the electrical conductivity to zero and make expansions around the mean field in strong disorder problematic. Here, we present a method for the calculation of two-particle quantities which enable us to characterize the metal-insulator transitions (MIT) in disordered electron systems by using the Typical Medium Dynamical Cluster Approximation (TMDCA). We show how to include vertex corrections and the information about the mobility edge to the typical mean-field theory. We successfully demonstrate the application of the developed method by showing that the conductivity formulated in this way properly characterizes the MIT in disordered systems.