Unoccupied Electronic States : Fundamentals for XANES, EELS, IPS and BIS / edited by John C. Fuggle, John E. Inglesfield.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Fuggle, J. C., Editor.

Inglesfield, John E., Editor.

Series:

Topics in Applied Physics, 0303-4216 ; 69

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Condensed matter.

Lasers.

Photonics.

Chemistry, Physical and theoretical.

Condensed Matter Physics.

Optics, Lasers, Photonics, Optical Devices.

Physical Chemistry.

Local Subjects:

Condensed Matter Physics.

Optics, Lasers, Photonics, Optical Devices.

Physical Chemistry.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (XIV, 359 p. 175 illus.)

Edition:

1st ed. 1992.

Place of Publication:

Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer, 1992.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

In the past two decades our understanding of the occupied electronic states of solides has undergone a revolution, while our knowledge of the unoccupied states has lagged behind. This is now changing, owing to the progress in techniques such as X-ray absorption and inverse photoemission, and a complete picture is beginning to emerge. This book presents the theoretical and experimental basis of the subject of unoccupied electronic states. It begins by describing the modern theoretical picture of unoccupied states, starting with the single-particle picture and going on to various aspects of many-body interaction and correlation. The theory of modern spectroscopic methods (XANES, EELS,IPS and BIS) used to study unoccupied states is discussed and examples are given to illustrate these techniques. This volume stresses the unity of the concepts required to understand both occupied and unoccupied states and demonstrates the importance of unoccupied states for our comprehension of the optical, thermal and transport properties of materials.

Contents:

Band-structure methods

Exchange and correlation in solids

Theory of correlated holes (and electrons): From satellites to Luttinger liquids

Theory of X-ray absorption fine structure

X-ray absorption spectroscopy of small molecules, free and adsorbed on surfaces

Transmission electron energy-loss spectroscopy

Inverse photoemission and how it is used

Further topics in low-energy inverse photoemission

Bremsstrahlung isochromat spectroscopy (BIS or High-Energy Inverse Photoemission).

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

ISBN:

3-540-47473-0