Theory of real space imaging of Fermi surfaces
Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics
2015-05-20 v1
Abstract
A scanning tunneling microscope can be used to visualize in real space Fermi surfaces with buried impurities far below substrates acting as local probes. A theory describing this feature is developed based on the stationary phase approximation. It is demonstrated how a Fermi surface of a material acts as a mirror focusing electrons that scatter at hidden impurities.
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@article{arxiv.1010.2112,
title = {Theory of real space imaging of Fermi surfaces},
author = {Samir Lounis and Peter Zahn and Alexander Weismann and Martin Wenderoth and Rainer G. Ulbrich and Ingrid Mertig and Peter H. Dederichs and Stefan Blügel},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1010.2112},
year = {2015}
}
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10 pages, 4 figures