Fermi surface determination

Experimental determination of Fermi surfaces as introduced in PEP5/MKEP2.1: de Haas van Alphen and Photoemission experiments.

Aim: (1) Reminding yourself to the experimental methods. (2) Reminder on Fermi surfaces of metals.

• Manuscript I to be discussed: De Haas van Alphen Effect in Nickel: Joseph et al, 1963
• Manuscript II to be discussed: Photoemission spectroscopy in Nickel: Magnussen1999

Supporting:

• Supporting link: Visualizing Fermi surfaces I: http://www.phys.ufl.edu/fermisurface/
• Recommended literature: E.g., Ascroft, Mermin: Solid State Physics (ch. 14 in the Int. Ed. 1972)
• Textbook Patterson (Springer)
• Video from Diamond Light Source about their ARPES facility

Advanced reading:

• A cool method to exploit quantum interference of surface states to obtaine the Fermi surface of Cu: Quasi-particle interference (STM): Petersen et al 1995
• Friedel oscillations: Surface states of Cu and their interference, Crommie Science 1993