Development of an Ultrafast Low-Energy Electron Diffraction Setup

• Main Author: Gulde, Max (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2015.
• Series: Springer Theses, Recognizing Outstanding Ph.D. Research,
• Subjects: Physics.; Surfaces (Physics).; Interfaces (Physical sciences).; Thin films.; Spectroscopy.; Microscopy.; Materials > Surfaces.; Surface and Interface Science, Thin Films.; Spectroscopy and Microscopy.; Surfaces and Interfaces, Thin Films.

This book presents an Ultrafast Low-Energy Electron Diffraction (ULEED) system that reveals ultrafast structural changes on the atomic scale.  The achievable temporal resolution in the low-energy regime is improved by several orders of magnitude and has enabled the the melting of a highly-sensitive,...

Table of Contents:

• Introduction
• Methods and Concepts
• Aspects of Ultrafast LEED
• Numerical Analysis of a Tip-Based Ultrafast Electron Gun
• Experimental Analysis of a Tip-Based Ultrafast Electron Gun
• Ultrafast PMMA Superstructure Dynamics on Free-Standing Graphene
• Conclusions. .