transient localisation ยท molecular crystal

One phonon bath, three observables

The soft intermolecular phonons fix the elastic constants, dress the transfer integral as dynamic disorder, and carry the lattice heat. Drive C₄₄, T and J below.

mechanistic chain
C₄₄ — shear elastic modulus
mechanical face · input
2.00GPa
ℏωsh ∝ √(C₄₄/ρ)
soft shear phonon
5.00meV
κL ≈ ⅓Cvvs²τph ∝ C₄₄/T
lattice heat · thermal face
0.50W m⁻¹K⁻¹
⟨u²⟩ = kBT / (Mω²)
thermal displacement
0.050Ų
σJ = |∂J/∂u|·√⟨u²⟩
dynamic disorder (off-diagonal e–ph)
25.0meV
Δ = σJ / J
localisation parameter
0.31
LT(Δ) — shrinks as Δ grows
transient localisation length
2.21nm
μ = eLT² / (2kBTτ), τ∼ℏ/(ℏωsh)
charge mobility · electronic face
7.16cm²V⁻¹s⁻¹

Model. Semiclassical TLT (D = LT²/(2τ), μ = eD/(kBT)). Stiffening C₄₄ lifts μ and κL together — not independent. Prefactors representative; the dependences are the content. Regime σJ∼J.

shared lattice · ⟨u²⟩ and LT
⟨u²⟩ = 0.050 Ų
LT = 2.21 nm
band-like transport μ(T)

Log–log. Solid: current C₄₄. Dashed: the stiffest setting, C₄₄ = 5 GPa. Here μ ∝ T1.6 — the band-like signature, no activated hopping.

parameters — drag to explore Deepak Venkateshvaran — June 2026
50 K400 K
softstiff
35 meV120 meV