Penultimate fate of a dirty-Fermi-liquid

TL;DR

This paper reviews the theory describing how a dirty-Fermi-liquid phase is destroyed, leading to a quantum critical point that separates metallic and insulating phases in disordered electronic systems.

Contribution

It provides a comprehensive review of the theoretical understanding of the destruction of the dirty-Fermi-liquid and the nature of the quantum critical point.

Findings

Describes the mechanisms leading to the breakdown of the dirty-Fermi-liquid.

Analyzes the quantum critical behavior at the metal-insulator transition.

Summarizes the theoretical framework for the destruction of Fermi-liquid in disordered systems.

Abstract

The theory of the dirty-Fermi-liquid which details the destruction of the Fermi-liquid phase up to and including the quantum critical point separating the metallic from the insulating phase is reviewed here.