pith. sign in

arxiv: 0910.4577 · v3 · pith:UINOQSWRnew · submitted 2009-10-23 · ❄️ cond-mat.supr-con

Echolocation by Quasiparticles

classification ❄️ cond-mat.supr-con
keywords methodscatterersanalysiscasecontainsdatadensitydistinguish
0
0 comments X
read the original abstract

It is shown that the local density of states (LDOS), measured in an Scanning Tunneling Microscopy (STM) experiment, at a single tip position contains oscillations as a function of Energy, due to quasiparticle interference, which is related to the positions of nearby scatterers. We propose a method of STM data analysis based on this idea, which can be used to locate the scatterers. In the case of a superconductor, the method can potentially distinguish the nature of the scattering by a particular impurity.

This paper has not been read by Pith yet.

discussion (0)

Sign in with ORCID, Apple, or X to comment. Anyone can read and Pith papers without signing in.