Possibility of transition of a Peierls dielectric into the metallic state in a strong electric field
Kulik I.O.
It is shown that owing to the influence of an external electric field on the gap, a Peierls dielectric should exhibit an appreciable dependence of the dielectric constant on the field and should go over into the metallic phase in sufficiently strong field. The initial premises are discussed for considering the inhomogeneous states that are essential in the region of strong fields and finite temperatures.