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The possibility of Wigner crystallization of electrons in an amorphous insulator with a high trap density is discussed. A new exhange interaction mechanism is proposed, based on resonance tunneling of electrons between unfilled localized electronic states.
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Pis’ma Zh. Éksp. Teor. Fiz. 64, No. 7, 483–488 (10 October 1996)
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Gritsenko, V.A. Wigner crystallization and a resonance exchange mechanism for electrons localized in an amorphous insulator with a high trap density. Jetp Lett. 64, 525–530 (1996). https://doi.org/10.1134/1.567229
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