title: Localization at the edge of a 2D topological insulator by Kondo impurities with random anisotropies.
abstract: We consider chiral electrons moving along the one-dimensional helical edge of a two-dimensional topological insulator and interacting with a disordered chain of Kondo impurities. Assuming the electron-spin couplings of random anisotropies, we map this system to the problem of the pinning of the charge density wave by the disordered potential. This mapping proves that arbitrary weak anisotropic disorder in coupling of chiral electrons with spin impurities leads to the Anderson localization of the edge states.
authors.affiliation: Physics Department, Columbia University, New York, New York 10027, USA.
authors.forename: B L
authors.initials: BL
authors.lastname: Altshuler
authors.forename: I L
authors.initials: IL
authors.lastname: Aleiner
authors.forename: V I
authors.initials: VI
authors.lastname: Yudson