Effect of Uncorrelated On-site Scalar Potential, and Mass Disorder on Transport of Two-Dimensional Dirac Fermions

We investigate the transport properties of massive Dirac fermions subjected to uncorrelated scalar potential disorder, and mass disorder. Using a finite difference method, the conductance is calculated for a wide variety of combinations of these two disorder strengths. By calculating the scaling of conductivity with system size we find that, depending on the combination, the system can have an insulating, scale invariant, and metallic behavior. We identify the critical values of these disorder strengths where the phase transitions occur. We study both the zero and nonzero average mass cases to examine the effect of scalar potential disorder on band gap. Our results suggest a suppression of the band gap by the scalar potential disorder.