Magnetic impurities in a non-magnetic host metal have been actively explored in condensed matter physics in recent last decades. From both fundamental and applied viewpoints these systems are very interesting because they can exhibit strong electronic correlations that give rise to various fascinating phenomena beyond the single particle picture. Up to now our understanding of the underlying processes remains limited due to difficulties involved in measuring these systems on a microscopic scale. With their unique control, scanning tunneling microscopy (STM) and spectroscopy (STS) allow for the first time investigations of phenomena occurring on very small length and energy scales. Here, single magnetic iron and cobalt atoms embedded beneath a metal surface are investigated using these techniques. In particular, the transition from single impurity Kondo physics to two interacting impurities is studied in real space. This thesis contains a comprehensive description of the STM /STS technique, sub-surface impurities, as well as single- and two-impurity Kondo physics - and as such offers a valuable introduction to newcomers to the field.
| ISBN: | 9783319360515 |
| Publication date: | 10th September 2016 |
| Author: | Henning Prüser |
| Publisher: | Springer an imprint of Springer International Publishing |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 109 pages |
| Series: | Springer Theses |
| Genres: |
Electricity, electromagnetism and magnetism Spectrum analysis, spectrochemistry, mass spectrometry Condensed matter physics (liquid state and solid state physics) Materials science |
Magnetic impurities in a non-magnetic host metal have been actively explored in condensed matter physics in recent last decades. From both fundamental and applied viewpoints these systems are very interesting because they can exhibit strong electronic correlations that give rise to various fascinating phenomena beyond the single particle picture. Up to now our understanding of the underlying processes remains limited due to difficulties involved in measuring these systems on a microscopic scale. With their unique control, scanning tunneling microscopy (STM) and spectroscopy (STS) allow for the first time investigations of phenomena occurring on very small length and energy scales. Here, single magnetic iron and cobalt atoms embedded beneath a metal surface are investigated using these techniques. In particular, the transition from single impurity Kondo physics to two interacting impurities is studied in real space. This thesis contains a comprehensive description of the STM /STS technique, sub-surface impurities, as well as single- and two-impurity Kondo physics - and as such offers a valuable introduction to newcomers to the field.
Scanning Tunneling Spectroscopy of Magnetic Bulk Impurities features in the following genres: Electricity, electromagnetism and magnetism, Spectrum analysis, spectrochemistry, mass spectrometry, Condensed matter physics (liquid state and solid state physics), Materials science
Scanning Tunneling Spectroscopy of Magnetic Bulk Impurities is available in Paperback, Hardback
Scanning Tunneling Spectroscopy of Magnetic Bulk Impurities was written by Henning Prüser and published by Springer an imprint of Springer International Publishing
Scanning Tunneling Spectroscopy of Magnetic Bulk Impurities has 109 pages
Yes it is part of Springer Theses series