Tunneling Systems in Amorphous and Crystalline Solids / Edition 1

by Pablo Esquinazi

Overview

The aim of this book is to provide a wealth of information on the influence of quantum-tunneling systems on the low-temperature properties of solids. The nineteen contributors of this book review thermodynamic, acoustic, dielectric and optical properties of amorphous and crystalline solids in eight chapters. The newest experiments on long-time spectral diffusion and heat release, electric field and strain effects, as well as nonequilibrium phenomena are thoroughly discussed. Several theoretical contributions provide an overview of the most original ideas and theoretical methods used nowadays to understand the nature and dynamics oftunneling systems in solids and their interactions. The book provides full description on the experimental and theoretical details of the relevant experiments and theories. Within the broad spectrum of properties that are related to the contribution of tunneling systems, I have selected special topics which will be of value for experienced as well as graduate students working on low-temperature research. Most of the chapters serve as useful introductory surveys, since they are not too specialized. I wish to express my thanks to the following colleagues for their important comments on several chapters of this book: Ansel C. Anderson, Guy Bellessa, Dimitri Parshin, Roman Personov, Robert Silbey, James Skinner, Ulrich Weiss, and Helmut Wipf. I would like to thank Mrs. Annette Setzer for her help with the reference list, as well as to the co-workers at the Department of Superconductivity and Magnetism, Universitiit Leipzig, for their support.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9783642083716
Publisher:	Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Publication date:	11/10/2010
Edition description:	Softcover reprint of hardcover 1st ed. 1998
Pages:	600
Product dimensions:	6.10(w) x 9.25(h) x 0.05(d)

Table of Contents

1. Introduction.- 2. Heat Release in Solids.- 3. Crossover to Phonon-Assisted Tunneling in Insulators and Metals.- 4. Influence of Tunneling Systems on the Acoustic Properties of Disordered Solids.- 5. Interactions Between Tunneling Defects in Amorphous Solids.- 6. Investigation of Tunneling Dynamics by Optical Hole-Burning Spectroscopy.- 7. Tunneling of H and D in Metals and Semiconductors.- 8. Microscopic View of the Low-Temperature Anomalies in Glasses.- 9. Beyond the Standard Tunneling Model: The Soft-Potential Model.- References.