Polarons

A distinctive introduction to the principles governing polaron science for experimental and theoretical graduate students and researchers.

David Emin (Author)

9780521519069, Cambridge University Press

Hardback, published 29 November 2012

227 pages, 82 b/w illus.
25.3 x 17.8 x 1.7 cm, 0.58 kg

'I would recommend the book as a qualitative introduction to the physics of small polarons.' Physics Today

Emin provides experimental and theoretical graduate students and researchers with a distinctive introduction to the principles governing polaron science. The fundamental physics is emphasized and mathematical formalism is avoided. The book gives a clear guide to how different types of polaron form and the measurements used to identify them. Analyses of four diverse physical problems illustrate polaron effects producing dramatic physical phenomena. The first part of the book describes the principles governing polaron and bipolaron formation in different classes of materials. The second part emphasizes distinguishing electronic-transport and optical phenomena through which polarons manifest themselves. The book concludes by extending polaron concepts to address critical aspects of four multifaceted electronic and atomic problems: large bipolarons' superconductivity, electronic switching of small-polaron semiconductors, electronically stimulated atomic desorption and diffusion of light interstitial atoms.

Preface
Acknowledgements
1. Succinct overview
Part I. Polaron Formation: 2. Electron-phonon interactions
3. Weak-coupling polarons: carrier-induced softening
4. Strong-coupling: self-trapping
5. Dopant- and defect-related small polarons
6. Molecular polarons
7. Bipolarons
8. Magnetic polarons and colossal magneto-resistance
Part II. Polaron Properties: 9. Optical properties
10. Large-polaron transport
11. Small-polaron transport
12. Polarons' Seebeck coefficients
13. Polarons' Hall Effect
Part III. Extending Polaron Concept: 14. Superconductivity of large bipolarons
15. Non-Ohmic hopping conduction and electronic switching
16. Electronically stimulated desorption of atoms from surfaces
17. Hopping of light atoms
References
Index.

Subject Areas: Physical chemistry [PNR], Physics [PH], Mathematics & science [P]