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Absorption- and Phase-Based Imaging Signals for Neutron Tomography
Thermal and cold neutrons are a perfect tool to investigate massive and large (several cm3) samples by means of computerized tomography (CT). The...
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Evolution in Complex Systems: Record Dynamics in Models of Spin Glasses, Superconductors and Evolutionary Ecology
Recent research on the non-stationary nature of the dynamics of complex systems is reviewed through three specific models. The long time dynamics...
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Flavor Degeneracy and Effects of Disorder in Ultracold Atom Systems
Cold atoms in optical lattices offer an exciting new laboratory where quantum many-body phenomena can be realized in a highly controlled way. They...
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Manipulations of a Qubit in a Semiconductor Quantum Dot
In a single self-assembled InGaAs quantum dot, the one exciton ground state transition defines a two-level system, which appears as an extremely...
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3.8.7 Cyclic hydrocarbons - Tables
This document is part of Part 4 'Adsorbate Species on Surfaces and Adsorbate-Induced Surface Core Level Shifts' of Subvolume A 'Adsorbate Layers on...
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Heavy Ion Physics
Calorimetric low temperature detectors have the potential to become powerful tools for applications in many fields of heavy ion physics. A brief...
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Quantum Giaever Detectors: STJ’s
Solid state detectors rely on the interaction of energy with matter. The absorbed energy from for example, a charged particle, a photon or a phonon...
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Probing the Energy Gap
The most direct tool for the determination of the excitation gap of superconductors is spectroscopy. Spectroscopy probes the basic excitation of a...
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A Brief Overview
The phenomenon of superconductivity is still one of the most exciting topics in solid state physics. In the history of superconductivity it was...
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Probing the Nodal Structure
The topology and k-spatial symmetry of zeroes of the gap function provide useful information on the superconductive order parameter. Besides direct,...
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Measurements of Defect Density Inside CVD Diamond Films Through Nuclear Particle Penetration
Fast nuclear particles (light or heavy ions), passing through a diamond film, deposit energy by ionization. It is possible to collect the developed...
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Characterisation of the Growth Mechanism during PECVD of Multiwalled Carbon Nanotubes
The growth mechanism of multiwalled carbon nanotubes has been a subject of considerable research interest. Published results show that nanotubes may...
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Electrical Resistivity and Real Structure of Magnetron-Sputtered Carbon Films
The resistivity and structure of DC magnetron-sputtered carbon films is studied. The film structure is examined by Raman spectroscopy, transmission...
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Quantum Noise in Mesoscopic Systems
Full counting statistics aims at a complete characterization of the distribution of measurement outcomes. In this article I will demonstrate how this...
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Advanced MOSFET Gate Dielectrics for High-Performance Microprocessors: Materials Selection and Analytical Challenges
For semiconductor industry, the challenges to future process technology and advanced materials are outlined in the International Technology Roadmap...
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Disentangling Noise and Fluctuations in Data Sets of Complex Systems
An overview on a new operational method is given which disentangles deterministic dynamical evolution laws from the impact of fluctuating forces for...
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U-Based Heavy-Fermion Superconductors
The low-temperature normal state of the binary compound UPt3 presents a strongly renormalized Fermi liquid evidenced by the large coeficient of the...
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Optical Characterisation of High-Quality Homoepitaxial Diamond
Recently, great effort has been devoted to the deposition of homoepitaxial diamond for electronic applications. Its single-crystal nature avoids the...
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A Spectroscopic Approach to Carbon Materials for Energy Storage
In this Chapter we present the contribution offered by vibrational spectroscopy in the characterization of carbon–based materials. The necessary...
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Raman Spectroscopy of CVD Carbon Thin Films Excited by Near-Infrared Light
The interpretation of the Raman spectra of amorphous carbon thin films is still controversial. The concept of their decomposition into D and G peaks...