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1 | (22) |
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1.1 Concepts of quantum mechanical tunneling |
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2 | (1) |
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1.2 Occurrence of tunneling phenomena |
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2 | (4) |
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1.3 Electron tunneling in solid-state structures |
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6 | (3) |
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1.4 Superconducting (quasiparticle) and Josephson (pair) tunneling |
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9 | (4) |
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1.5 Tunneling spectroscopies |
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13 | (2) |
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1.6 The scanning tunneling microscope (STM): spectroscopic images |
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15 | (1) |
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1.7 Atomic spatial resolution in the scanning tunneling microscope |
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16 | (1) |
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1.8 Density of electron states (DOS) measurement in STM: STS |
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16 | (4) |
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1.9 Perspective, scope, and organization |
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20 | (3) |
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2 Tunneling in normal-state structures: I |
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23 | (59) |
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23 | (1) |
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2.2 Calculational methods and models |
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23 | (14) |
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2.2.1 Stationary-state calculations |
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25 | (2) |
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2.2.2 Transfer Hamiltonian calculations |
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27 | (2) |
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2.2.3 Ideal barrier transmission |
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29 | (8) |
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37 | (24) |
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2.3.1 Metal-insulator-metal junctions |
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39 | (9) |
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2.3.2 Metal-insulator-semiconductor junctions |
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48 | (1) |
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2.3.3 Schottky barrier junctions |
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49 | (7) |
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2.3.4 pn junction (Esaki diode)---direct case and the Si-Ge diode |
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56 | (2) |
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58 | (2) |
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2.3.6 Vacuum tunneling from a spherical STM tip |
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60 | (1) |
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2.4 Dependence of J(V) and G(V) on band structure and density of states |
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61 | (2) |
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2.4.1 Fermi surface integrals |
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61 | (1) |
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2.4.2 Prefactors: wavefunction matching at boundaries |
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62 | (1) |
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2.5 Nonideal barrier transmission |
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63 | (13) |
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2.5.1 Approach to ideal behavior |
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63 | (6) |
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2.5.2 Resonant barrier levels |
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69 | (3) |
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72 | (4) |
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2.5.4 Barrier interactions |
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76 | (1) |
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2.6 Assisted tunneling processes |
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76 | (3) |
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2.7 Comments on the time for tunneling |
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79 | (1) |
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2.8 Resolution obtained from a scanning tunneling microscope tip |
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80 | (2) |
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2.8.1 Tersoff and Hamann's model of STM resolution |
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80 | (1) |
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2.8.2 C. Julian Chen's atomic model of STM resolution |
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80 | (2) |
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3 Spectroscopy of the superconducting energy gap: quasiparticle and pair tunneling |
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82 | (91) |
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3.1 Basic experiments of Giaever and Josephson tunneling |
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82 | (3) |
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85 | (8) |
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3.3 Electron-phonon coupling and the BCS theory |
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93 | (10) |
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3.3.1 The pair ground state |
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96 | (4) |
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3.3.2 Elementary excitations of superconductors |
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100 | (1) |
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3.3.3 Generalizations of BCS theory |
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101 | (2) |
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3.4 Theory of quasiparticle and pair tunneling |
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103 | (9) |
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3.5 Gap spectra of equilibrium BCS superconductors |
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112 | (9) |
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3.6 Gap spectra in more general homogeneous equilibrium superconductor cases |
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121 | (39) |
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3.6.1 Strong-coupling superconductors |
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121 | (3) |
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124 | (4) |
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3.6.3 Multiple gaps, two-band superconductivity |
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128 | (2) |
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3.6.4 Excess currents, subharmonic structure |
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130 | (8) |
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3.6.5 Effects of magnetic field |
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138 | (7) |
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3.6.6 Magnetic impurities |
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145 | (2) |
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147 | (3) |
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3.6.8 Interactions with electromagnetic radiation |
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150 | (8) |
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3.6.9 Superconducting fluctuations |
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158 | (2) |
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3.7 Ultrathin-film and small-particle superconductors |
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160 | (10) |
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3.8 Transition from tunnel junction to metallic contact |
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170 | (3) |
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3.8.1 Model of Klapwijk, Blonder, and Tinkham |
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171 | (2) |
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4 Conventional tunneling spectroscopy of strong-coupling superconductors |
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173 | (24) |
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173 | (1) |
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4.2 Eliashberg-Nambu strong-coupling theory of superconductivity |
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173 | (4) |
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4.3 Tunneling density of states |
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177 | (1) |
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4.4 Quantitative inversion for α2 F(ω): test of Eliashberg theory |
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178 | (4) |
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4.5 Extension to more general cases |
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182 | (12) |
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182 | (3) |
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185 | (2) |
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187 | (3) |
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4.5.4 Electronic density-of-states variation |
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190 | (4) |
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4.6 Limitations of the conventional method |
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194 | (3) |
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5 Inhomogeneous superconductors: the superconducting proximity effect |
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197 | (59) |
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5.1 Introduction: continuity of the pair wavefunction |
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197 | (2) |
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5.2 Andreev reflection and specular SNS junctions |
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199 | (7) |
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5.3 Survey of phenomena in proximity tunneling structures |
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206 | (6) |
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5.4 Specular theory of tunneling into proximity structures |
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212 | (11) |
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5.5 McMillan's tunneling model of bilayers |
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223 | (5) |
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5.6 The Usadel equations and diffusive SNS junctions |
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228 | (8) |
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5.6.1 Reduction of Gor'kov's equations by Eilenberger and Usadel |
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228 | (1) |
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5.6.2 Application of reduced Gor'kov theory to tunneling problems |
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229 | (1) |
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5.6.3 The experiment of Truscott and Dynes confirming the bound state in clean NS junctions |
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230 | (1) |
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5.6.4 The experiment of le Sueur et al.: phase dependence of the density of states |
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231 | (4) |
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5.6.5 Proximity effects in a ferromagnetic N layer, in an NS structure |
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235 | (1) |
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5.7 Proximity electron tunneling spectroscopy (PETS) |
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236 | (9) |
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5.8 Effects of elastic scattering in the N layer |
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245 | (5) |
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5.9 Proximity corrections to conventional results |
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250 | (1) |
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5.10 Further applications of proximity effect models |
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251 | (5) |
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6 Superconducting phonon spectra and α2 F (ω) |
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256 | (54) |
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256 | (1) |
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256 | (7) |
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6.3 Crystalline s-p band alloys and compounds |
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263 | (10) |
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6.3.1 Crystalline s-p band alloy superconductors |
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263 | (7) |
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270 | (3) |
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273 | (8) |
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6.5 Transition metals, alloys, and compounds |
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281 | (10) |
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6.6 Extreme weak-coupling metals |
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291 | (4) |
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6.7 Local-mode and resonance-mode superconductors |
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295 | (3) |
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6.8 Systematics of superconductivity |
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298 | (4) |
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6.9 Effects of external conditions and parameters on strong-coupling features |
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302 | (4) |
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6.10 Eliashberg inversion of bismuthate and cuprate superconductor tunneling data |
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306 | (4) |
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7 High-Tc electron-coupled superconductivity: cuprate and iron-based superconductors |
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310 | (26) |
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7.1 The discovery of cuprate superconductivity by Bednorz and Muller |
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312 | (1) |
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7.2 The Mott antiferromagnetic CuO2 insulator and its doping to a metal |
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313 | (4) |
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7.2.1 Paired holes in copper oxide planes |
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313 | (3) |
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7.2.2 Hubbard and t-J models in two dimensions |
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316 | (1) |
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7.3 Hole-doped cuprates Bi2212 and YBCO |
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317 | (8) |
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7.3.1 Phase diagram for superconductivity in hole-doped cuprate |
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317 | (1) |
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7.3.2 Crystal structures of common cuprates: I |
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318 | (1) |
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7.3.3 Early tunneling measurements on hole-doped superconductors |
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319 | (6) |
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7.4 Crystal structures of common cuprates: II |
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325 | (3) |
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7.4.1 Range of Tc vs. number of copper oxide planes |
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325 | (1) |
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7.4.2 Disorder sites and doping of cuprate superconductors |
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325 | (2) |
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7.4.3 Comments on disorder and inhomogeneity in STS images |
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327 | (1) |
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7.5 Andreev-St. James tunneling spectroscopy |
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328 | (1) |
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7.6 Experimental signatures of nodal superconductivity |
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328 | (4) |
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7.6.1 Specific heat at transition |
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330 | (2) |
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7.7 Josephson junctions in d-wave cases |
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332 | (3) |
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7.8 Further examples of non-BCS superconductors |
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335 | (1) |
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8 Tunneling in normal-state structures: II |
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336 | (83) |
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336 | (1) |
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8.2 Final-state effects: I |
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336 | (21) |
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8.2.1 Two-dimensional final states |
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336 | (2) |
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8.2.2 Quantum size effects in metal films |
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338 | (1) |
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8.2.3 Accumulation layers at semiconductor surfaces |
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339 | (4) |
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8.2.4 Spin-polarized tunneling as a probe of ferromagnets |
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343 | (7) |
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8.2.5 Julliere's model of ferromagnetic tunnel junctions |
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350 | (2) |
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8.2.6 Other bulk band structure effects |
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352 | (5) |
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8.3 Assisted tunneling: threshold spectroscopies |
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357 | (27) |
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358 | (8) |
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8.3.2 Inelastic electron tunneling spectroscopy of molecular vibrations |
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366 | (1) |
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8.3.3 Inelastic excitations of spin waves (magnons) |
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367 | (1) |
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8.3.4 Inelastic excitation of surface and bulk plasmons |
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368 | (1) |
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8.3.5 Light emission by inelastic tunneling |
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369 | (3) |
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8.3.6 Spin-flip and Kondo scattering |
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372 | (6) |
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8.3.7 Excitation of electronic transitions |
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378 | (6) |
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8.4 Final-state effects: II |
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384 | (23) |
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8.4.1 More general many-body theories of tunneling |
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384 | (5) |
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8.4.2 Tunneling studies of electron correlation and localization in metallic systems |
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389 | (5) |
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8.4.3 Phonon self-energy effects in degenerate semiconductors |
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394 | (7) |
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8.4.4 Electron scattering in the Kondo ground state |
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401 | (6) |
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407 | (12) |
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8.5.1 Giant resistance peak |
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407 | (2) |
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8.5.2 Semiconductor conductance minima |
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409 | (2) |
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8.5.3 Assorted maxima and minima in metals |
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411 | (3) |
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8.5.4 The Giaever-Zeller resistance peak model |
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414 | (5) |
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9 Scanning tunneling spectroscopy (STS) of single atoms and molecules |
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419 | (28) |
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9.1 Theory of observation of single atoms in STS and experiment |
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419 | (3) |
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9.2 Friedel oscillations in 2-D surface state |
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422 | (4) |
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9.2.1 Effect of surface state: inference of wavevector |
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425 | (1) |
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9.2.2 Fourier-transform STM/STS |
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425 | (1) |
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426 | (3) |
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9.3.1 Elliptical corrals and focusing effects: quantum mirage |
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427 | (2) |
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9.4 Pair-breaking single adatoms on superconductors |
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429 | (3) |
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430 | (1) |
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9.4.2 Zn impurity atoms imaged in cuprate planes |
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431 | (1) |
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9.5 Spectroscopy of Kondo and spin-flip scattering |
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432 | (4) |
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432 | (1) |
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9.5.2 Kondo spectroscopy of a single trapped electron |
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433 | (2) |
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9.5.3 Spectroscopy of localized moments in Si:As Schottky junctions |
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435 | (1) |
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9.5.4 Comparison of the two Kondo spectroscopy experiments |
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436 | (1) |
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9.6 STM spectroscopy of magnetic adatoms |
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436 | (7) |
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9.7 Molecules and their vibrational spectra |
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443 | (4) |
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10 Scanning tunneling spectroscopy of superconducting cuprates and magnetic manganites |
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447 | (28) |
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10.1 Gap imaging of optimally doped cuprates |
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447 | (5) |
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10.1.1 Site dependence of apparent gap |
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447 | (2) |
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449 | (1) |
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10.1.3 Anticorrelation of gap and zero-bias density of states |
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449 | (1) |
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10.1.4 Internal proximity effect |
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449 | (3) |
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10.2 Localized state at Zn impurity |
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452 | (4) |
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10.3 Model for spectral distortions of noncuprate layers |
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456 | (2) |
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10.4 Superlattice modulation in Bi2212 |
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458 | (2) |
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10.5 Fourier-transform STS (FT-STS) and application |
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460 | (1) |
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10.6 Observations of charge ordering in cuprate superconductors |
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460 | (4) |
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10.7 Relation of STS to angle-resolved photoemission spectroscopy (ARPES) |
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464 | (3) |
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10.8 Evidence for electron-spin wave coupling |
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467 | (3) |
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10.9 Colossal magnetoresistance: Mott transition in doped manganites |
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470 | (3) |
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10.9.1 Introduction: mechanism of colossal magnetoresistance (CMR) |
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470 | (2) |
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10.9.2 Pseudogap in manganite LSMO observed by ARPES |
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472 | (1) |
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10.10 Relation of cuprates to ferromagnetic CMR manganites |
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473 | (2) |
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11 Applications of barrier tunneling phenomena |
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475 | (14) |
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475 | (2) |
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11.2 Josephson junction interferometers |
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477 | (3) |
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11.3 SQUID detectors: the scanning SQUID microscope |
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480 | (1) |
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11.3.1 Establishing d-wave nature of cuprate pairing |
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480 | (1) |
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11.4 Josephson junction logic: rapid single-flux quantum devices |
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481 | (2) |
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11.4.1 The single-flux quantum voltage pulse |
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481 | (2) |
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11.4.2 Analog to digital conversion (ADC) using RSFQ logic |
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483 | (1) |
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11.5 Detection of radiation |
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483 | (4) |
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485 | (1) |
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11.5.2 Josephson effect detectors |
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486 | (1) |
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11.5.3 Optical point-contact antennas (high-speed MIM junctions) |
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487 | (1) |
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11.6 Tunnel-junction magnetoresistance sensors |
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487 | (2) |
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Appendix A Experimental methods of junction fabrication and characterization |
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489 | (34) |
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489 | (6) |
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491 | (1) |
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A.1.2 Film thickness measurement |
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491 | (1) |
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A.1.3 Substrate temperature |
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492 | (1) |
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492 | (1) |
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A.1.5 Chemical vapor-deposited films |
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493 | (1) |
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A.1.6 Epitaxial single-crystal films |
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493 | (1) |
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A.1.7 Atomic layer deposition |
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494 | (1) |
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A.2 Foil and single-crystal electrodes |
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495 | (3) |
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A.3 Characterization of tunneling electrodes |
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498 | (3) |
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A.4 Preparation of oxide tunneling barriers |
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501 | (6) |
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A.4.1 Thermal oxide barriers |
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501 | (2) |
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A.4.2 Plasma oxidation processes |
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503 | (4) |
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507 | (2) |
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A.5.1 Totally oxidized metal overlayers |
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507 | (1) |
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A.5.2 Directly deposited artificial barriers |
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508 | (1) |
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A.5.3 Polymerized organic films |
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509 | (1) |
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A.6 Point-contact barrier tunneling methods |
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509 | (2) |
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A.6.1 Anodized metal probes |
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509 | (1) |
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A.6.2 Schottky barrier probes |
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509 | (1) |
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A.6.3 Deformable metal vacuum tunneling probes |
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510 | (1) |
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A.6.4 Analysis of point-contact data |
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511 | (1) |
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A.7 Characterization of tunnel junctions |
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511 | (12) |
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A.7.1 Initial characterization of junctions |
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511 | (3) |
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A.7.2 Derivative measurement circuitry |
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514 | (9) |
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Appendix B Methods of scanning tunneling spectroscopy and competing approaches |
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523 | (19) |
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B.1 STM basics, tip production, and characterization; single atom tips |
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523 | (4) |
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B.2 Noise-free x, y, z translation; vibration isolation |
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527 | (4) |
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B.2.1 The cryogenic STM of Wilson Ho |
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527 | (2) |
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B.2.2 The 240-mK STM design of Pan, Hudson, and J. C. Davis |
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529 | (2) |
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B.3 Atomic force microscope; combination STM/AFM |
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531 | (3) |
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B.4 Scanning tunneling potentiometry and point-contact measurements |
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534 | (1) |
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B.5 Ballistic electron emission microscopy (BEEM) |
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534 | (1) |
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B.6 Scanning charge microscopy and spectroscopy |
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535 | (4) |
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B.6.1 Scanning single-electron-transistor electrometry |
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535 | (2) |
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B.6.2 Scanning subsurface charge accumulation microscopy: STM/SCAM |
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537 | (1) |
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B.6.3 Single electron capacitance spectroscopy |
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538 | (1) |
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B.7 Scanning Hall probe microscopy |
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539 | (3) |
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Appendix C Tabulated results |
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542 | (11) |
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543 | (1) |
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Table C.2 Alloys and unusual phases: s, p elements |
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544 | (1) |
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Table C.3 d-band elements |
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545 | (1) |
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Table C.4 d-band alloys, oxides, and compounds |
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546 | (2) |
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Table C.5 f-band elements |
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548 | (1) |
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Table C.6 Metal overlayers for barrier formation |
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548 | (1) |
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Table C.7 Studies of Tomasch oscillations in thick superconducting films and of McMillan-Rowell oscillations in thick normal films |
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548 | (1) |
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Table C.8 Tunneling studies of superconductor phonons under hydrostatic pressure |
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548 | (1) |
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Table C.9 Cuprate superconductors |
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549 | (1) |
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Table C.9a Gap values for Bi2Sr2CaCu2O8+δ (Bi2212) |
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549 | (1) |
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Table C.9b Gap values for YBa2Cu3O7+δ |
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550 | (1) |
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Table C.9c Gap values for HgBa2Can-1CunO2n+2+δ |
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551 | (2) |
| References |
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| Index |
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