Disorder in low dimensions: localisation effects in spin glass wires and cold atoms

TL;DR

This paper reviews recent research on how disorder affects phase-coherent systems, specifically in mesoscopic metallic spin glasses and cold atomic gases in disordered potentials.

Contribution

It provides a comprehensive overview of experimental and theoretical findings on disorder-induced localization effects in low-dimensional quantum systems.

Findings

Disorder impacts electronic transport in spin glasses.

Localization phenomena observed in cold atomic gases.

Phase coherence plays a key role in disorder effects.

Abstract

In this paper, we review the recent activity of our group on the study of disorder effects on systems displaying phase coherence. These studies have focused on both the electronic transport through mesoscopic metallic spin glasses, and cold atomic gases trapped in a disordered potential.