Revealing electron-phonon coupling in quantum materials using equilibrium and nonequilibrium photoemission spectroscopy
Abstract/Contents
- Abstract
- The electronic behavior of solids is largely determined by the interaction between electrons and other emergent particles. The quantized excitation of lattice vibrations, also known as phonons, is a fundamental emergent particle in solids. The success of Bardeen-Cooper-Schrieffer (BCS) theory in conventional superconductors highlights the importance of understanding electron-phonon coupling for advanced materials, in particular superconductors. On the other hand, the role of electron-phonon coupling in unconventional superconductors is under intensive debates. This thesis aims at understanding electron-phonon coupling quantitatively using equilibrium and non-equilibrium photoemission spectroscopies. In particular, it focuses on novel experimental ideas which provide access to fundamental quantities. By case studies on three representative materials, I provide compelling evidence for the predictive power of the BCS theory on graphitic materials, and for the impact of correlation effects on electron-phonon coupling in unconventional superconductors.
Description
| Type of resource | text |
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| Form | electronic; electronic resource; remote |
| Extent | 1 online resource. |
| Publication date | 2016 |
| Issuance | monographic |
| Language | English |
Creators/Contributors
| Associated with | Yang, Shuolong |
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| Associated with | Stanford University, Department of Applied Physics. |
| Primary advisor | Reis, David A, 1970- |
| Primary advisor | Shen, Zhi-Xun |
| Thesis advisor | Reis, David A, 1970- |
| Thesis advisor | Shen, Zhi-Xun |
| Thesis advisor | Devereaux, Thomas Peter, 1964- |
| Advisor | Devereaux, Thomas Peter, 1964- |
Subjects
| Genre | Theses |
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Bibliographic information
| Statement of responsibility | Shuolong Yang. |
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| Note | Submitted to the Department of Applied Physics. |
| Thesis | Thesis (Ph.D.)--Stanford University, 2016. |
| Location | electronic resource |
Access conditions
- Copyright
- © 2016 by Shuolong Yang
- License
- This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial 3.0 Unported license (CC BY-NC).
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