Berezinskii-Kosterlitz-Thouless Transition and Multifractal Critical Phase in Two-Dimensional Quantum Percolation

TL;DR

This study numerically investigates the 2D quantum percolation model, discovering a critical multifractal phase and two distinct transitions, including a BKT transition at the classical percolation threshold, highlighting different universality classes in 2D quantum systems.

Contribution

It reveals the existence of a multifractal critical phase and identifies two separate transitions in 2D quantum percolation, contrasting with prior understanding of localization phenomena.

Findings

Identification of a critical multifractal phase with multifractal eigenstates.

Detection of a BKT transition at the classical percolation threshold.

Observation of a power-law transition indicating full delocalization.

Abstract

We present a numerical study of the two-dimensional quantum percolation model, revealing that a critical region with multifractal eigenstates mediates the transition from localized to delocalized states. By analyzing the mean level ratio and participation entropy, we identify two distinct transitions: a Berezinskii-Kosterlitz-Thouless (BKT) transition at the classical percolation threshold, separating the localized and critical phases, and a power-law-type transition at a larger concentration, marking the onset of full delocalization. The critical phase is characterized by multifractal eigenstates, as evidenced by the generalized fractal dimension and multifractal spectrum. Altogether, our results establish that in the marginal two-dimensional case, the Anderson impurity model and the quantum percolation model belong to different universality classes.