Principles of Electron Tunneling Spectroscopy

Second Edition
2. Auflage 2011
ISBN: 978-0-19-958949-4
Verlag: Oxford University Press

Buch, Englisch, 610 Seiten, Print PDF, Format (B × H): 179 mm x 248 mm, Gewicht: 1366 g

Electron tunnelling spectroscopy is a research tool which has strongly advanced understanding of superconductivity. With the invention of the scanning tunneling microscope, STM, by Nobelists G. Binnig and H. Rohrer, beautiful images of atoms, rings of atoms and of exotic states in high temperature superconductors have appeared. Some of the most famous images of any kind, at this date, are STM topographs. This book explains the physics and the instrumentation behind the advances illustrated in the famous images, and summarizes the state of knowledge that has resulted. It presents the current state of the art of tunneling- and scanning tunneling spectroscopies of atoms, molecules and especially superconductors.

The first edition of Principles of Electron Tunneling Spectroscopy has been a standard reference for active researchers for many years. This second edition fully embraces the advances represented by the scanning tunnelling microscope and, especially, scanning tunnelling spectroscopy. Stunning images of single atoms and spectral images of impurity states in high temperature superconductors will set this volume apart from its predecessor. The background and current status are provided for applications of Scanning Tunneling Microscopy and Spectroscopy to single atoms and molecules, including determination of bonding energies and vibrational frequencies. The applications to high temperature superconductivity are carefully introduced and the current status is described. A new section covers the astounding advances in instrumentation, which now routinely provide atomic resolution, and, in addition, developments in imaging and image processing, such as Fourier Transform Scanning Tunneling Spectroscopy.

Zielgruppe

Research and academic communities in physics, chemistry and materials science. This book will be a standard reference for workers using tunneling methods. Also students in sciences, and scientists and technologists in a wider range of disciplines.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Wolf, E. L.

Fachgebiete

• Naturwissenschaften Chemie Analytische Chemie Magnetresonanz
• Technische Wissenschaften Maschinenbau | Werkstoffkunde Technische Mechanik | Werkstoffkunde Werkstoffkunde, Materialwissenschaft: Forschungsmethoden
• Naturwissenschaften Physik Thermodynamik Festkörperphysik, Kondensierte Materie
• Naturwissenschaften Physik Thermodynamik Oberflächen- und Grenzflächenphysik, Dünne Schichten
• Naturwissenschaften Physik Elektromagnetismus Mikroskopie, Spektroskopie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

- 1: Introduction

- 2: Tunneling in Normal-State Structures: I

- 3: Spectroscopy of the Superconducting Energy Gap: Quasiparticle and Pair Tunneling

- 4: Conventional Tunneling Spectroscopy of Strong-Coupling Superconductors

- 5: Inhomogeneous Superconductors: the Superconducting Proximity Effect

- 6: Superconducting Phonon Spectra and a²F(*w)

- 7: High T[c Electron-Coupled Superconductivity: Cuprate and Iron-Based Superconductors

- 8: Tunneling in Normal-State Structures. II

- 9: Scanning Tunneling Spectroscopy (STS) of Single Atoms and Molecules

- 10: Scanning Tunneling Spectroscopy (STS) of Superconducting Cuprates, Magnetic Manganites

- 11: Applications of Barrier Tunneling Phenomena

- Appendices

- A: Experimental Methods of Junction Fabrication and Characterization

- B: Methods of Scanning Tunneling Spectroscopy STS and Competing Approaches

- C: Tabulated Results

Über Autor(innen)

Wolf, E. L.
E. L. Wolf, Polytechnic Institute of New York University, USA
Edward Wolf is a condensed matter physicist with long career including industrial and academic, and administrative appointments. He is best known as an authority on electron tunneling spectroscopy, particularly including effects related to superconductivity and the superconducting proximity effect. He has specialized recently in physics related to nanotechnology. He is the author of over 100 research papers and has supervised Ph. D. thesis research of about a dozen students. His specialties include electron tunneling spectroscopy, the physics of superconductors, scanning tunneling microscopy and spectroscopy, and the physics and technology of nanoscale materials and devices. He is Fellow of the American Physical Society.

Edward Wolf is a condensed matter physicist with long career including industrial and academic, and administrative appointments. He is best known as an authority on electron tunneling spectroscopy, particularly including effects related to superconductivity and the superconducting proximity effect. He has specialized recently in physics related to nanotechnology. He is the author of over 100 research papers and has supervised Ph. D. thesis research of about a dozen students. His specialties include electron tunneling spectroscopy, the physics of superconductors, scanning tunneling microscopy and spectroscopy, and the physics and technology of nanoscale materials and devices. He is Fellow of the American Physical Society.