Uniaxial Stress Technique and Investigations of Correlated Electron Systems

• Main Author: Barber, Mark Edward (Author, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2018.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2018.
• Series: Springer Theses, Recognizing Outstanding Ph.D. Research,
• Subjects: Superconductivity.; Superconductors.; Solid state physics.; Materials science.; Physical measurements.; Measurement .; Strongly Correlated Systems, Superconductivity.; Solid State Physics.; Characterization and Evaluation of Materials.; Measurement Science and Instrumentation.

This book reports on the development and application of a new uniaxial pressure apparatus that is currently generating considerable interest in the field of materials physics. The author provides practical guidelines for performing related experiments, backed up by finite element simulations. Subseq...

Table of Contents:

• Introduction
• Uniaxial Stress Technique
• The Physics of Sr2RuO4 Approaching a Van Hove Singularity
• Quantum Criticality and Metamagnetism of Strained Sr3Ru2O7
• Conclusions and Outlook.