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We propose a general theory on the standing waves (quasiparticle interference pattern) caused by the scattering of surface states off step edges in topological insulators, in which the extremal points on the constant energy contour of…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2012-07-26 Jing Wang , Wei Li , Peng Cheng , Canli Song , Tong Zhang , Peng Deng , Xi Chen , Xucun Ma , Ke He , Jin-Feng Jia , Qi-Kun Xue , Bang-Fen Zhu

We study local density of state (LDOS) oscillations arising from the scattering of electrons at atomic edge defects in topological insulator (TI) surfaces. To create edge scattering on the surface of a TI, we assume that half of its surface…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2024-09-04 David J. Alspaugh , D. N. Sheng , Mahmoud M. Asmar

Anomalous metallic properties are often observed in the proximity of quantum critical points (QCPs), with violation of the Fermi Liquid paradigm. We propose a scenario where, due to the presence of a nearby QCP, dynamical fluctuations of…

Strongly Correlated Electrons · Physics 2020-12-23 S. Caprara , C. Di Castro , G. Mirarchi , G. Seibold , M. Grilli

We analyze the spectrum of electron density oscillations in an interacting one-dimensional electron system with an impurity. The system's inhomogeneity is characterized by different values of Fermi wave vectors $k_F=k_{L/R}$ on left/right…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2008-05-19 D. F. Urban , A. Komnik

Quasiparticle interference (QPI) provides a wealth of information relating to the electronic structure of a material. However, it is often assumed that this information is constrained to two-dimensional electronic states. Here, we show that…

Superconductivity · Physics 2019-11-27 Luke C. Rhodes , Matthew D. Watson , Timur K. Kim , Matthias Eschrig

Impurity bound states and quasi-particle scattering from these can serve as sensitive probes for identifying the pairing state of a superconducting condensate. We introduce and discuss defect bound state quasi-particle interference…

Superconductivity · Physics 2017-10-26 Shun Chi , W. N. Hardy , Ruixing Liang , P. Dosanjh , Peter Wahl , S. A. Burke , D. A. Bonn

We present a quasiparticle interference study of clean and Mn surface-doped TaAs, a prototypical Weyl semimetal, to test the screening properties as well as the stability of Fermi arcs against Coulomb and magnetic scattering. Contrary to…

We consider quantum point contacts (QPCs) defined within disordered two-dimensional electron gases as studied by scanning gate microscopy. We evaluate the conductance maps in the Landauer approach and wave function picture of electron…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2016-08-04 K. Kolasiński , B. Szafran , B. Brun , H. Sellier

This work addresses the problem of elastic scattering through a localized impurity in a one-dimensional crystal with sublattice freedom degrees. The impurity yields long-range interferences in the local density of states known as Friedel…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2017-11-20 C. Dutreix , P. Delplace

We theoretically study the dependence of the quasiparticle (QP) scattering rate $\varGamma$ on the uniaxial anisotropy of a Fermi surface with changing the magnetic field angle $\alpha_{\rm M}$. We consider the QP scattering due to the…

Superconductivity · Physics 2013-04-11 Yoichi Higashi , Yuki Nagai , Masahiko Machida , Nobuhiko Hayashi

Recent scanning tunneling experiments on $Ca_{2-x}Na_xCuO_2Cl_2$ by Hanaguri et al. observe field-dependent quasiparticle interference effects which are sensitive to the sign of the d-wave order parameter. Their analysis of spatial…

Superconductivity · Physics 2009-10-13 Marianna Maltseva , P. Coleman

In this paper, we consider the effect of interactions on the local, average polarization of a quantum plasma of massless fermion particles characterized by vector, axial, and helical quantum numbers. Due to the helical and axial vortical…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2025-02-17 Sergio Morales-Tejera , Victor E. Ambruş , Maxim N. Chernodub

We use the exact analytical technique introduced in Phys. Rev. B 101, 115405 to recover the surface Green's functions and the corresponding Fermi-arc surface states for various lattice models of Weyl semimetals. For these models we use the…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2020-10-21 Sarah Pinon , Vardan Kaladzhyan , Cristina Bena

Electrons mediate many of the interactions between atoms in a solid. Their propagation in a material determines its thermal, electrical, optical, magnetic and transport properties. Therefore, the constant energy contours characterizing the…

A physical system exposes to us in a real space, while its description often refers to its reciprocal momentum space. A connection between them can be established by exploring patterns of quasiparticles interference (QPI), which is…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2019-11-13 Dan-Bo Zhang , Qiang Han , Z. D. Wang

We study the frequency dependence of the electron self energy and the optical conductivity in a recently developed field theory of the spin density wave quantum phase transition in two dimensional metals. We focus on the interplay between…

Strongly Correlated Electrons · Physics 2012-01-05 Sean A. Hartnoll , Diego M. Hofman , Max A. Metlitski , Subir Sachdev

We demonstrate that hexagonal graphene nanoflakes with zigzag edges display quantum interference (QI) patterns analogous to benzene molecular junctions. In contrast with graphene sheets, these nanoflakes also host magnetism. The cooperative…

Strongly Correlated Electrons · Physics 2019-02-26 Angelo Valli , Adriano Amaricci , Valentina Brosco , Massimo Capone

Recently, the topological classification of electronic states has been extended to a new class of matter known as topological crystalline insulators. Similar to topological insulators, topological crystalline insulators also have…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2014-07-04 Duming Zhang , Hongwoo Baek , Jeonghoon Ha , Tong Zhang , Jonathan E. Wyrick , Albert V. Davydov , Young Kuk , Joseph A. Stroscio

We use a trial wave function to study the spin-1/2 Kondo effect of a helical metal on the surface of a three-dimensional topological insulator. While the impurity spin is quenched by conduction electrons, the spin-spin correlation of the…

Strongly Correlated Electrons · Physics 2015-05-14 Xiao-Yong Feng , Wei-Qiang Chen , Jin-Hua Gao , Qiang-Hua Wang , Fu-Chun Zhang

Conduction electrons interacting with a dynamic impurity can give rise to a local Fermi liquid. The latter has the same low energy spectrum as an ideal Fermi gas containing a static impurity. The Fermi liquids's elementary excitations are…

Strongly Correlated Electrons · Physics 2023-08-31 I. Snyman