Title: Contact-less high-resolution magnetic measurement of electron transport

Authors: Z. Janu, F. Soukup, R. Tichy

Addresses: Institute of Physics, AS CR, Na Slovance 2, 182 21 Prague, Czech Republic and Charles University, Faculty of Mathematics and Physics, Ke Karlovu 3, 121 16 Prague, Czech Republic. ' Institute of Physics, AS CR, Na Slovance 2, 182 21 Prague, Czech Republic. ' Institute of Physics, AS CR, Na Slovance 2, 182 21 Prague, Czech Republic

Abstract: Electronic transport studies are important tool to get information on the electronic system and quality of a material. Recent progress in experimental techniques leads to higher resolution data, providing insight in physical processes on much finer scale. Many intriguing, particularly quantum phenomena of electron transport in solids emerge when conduction electrons are |cold|, with field induced kinetic energy ε < < κBT. We focus on phase transitions accompanied by abrupt changes of electrical conductivity in a narrow temperature range. Examples are superconducting-normal, metal-insulator, martensitic or the Verwey-transition in Fe3O4. In many cases a shape and details in the transition are blurred with increasing current density. But the |cold| conduction electrons may reveal details and offer high-resolution data for detailed analysis of elastic and inelastic electron scattering.

Keywords: conduction electron scattering; electron scattering mechanism; material purity; phase homogeneity; contactless measurements; material properties; electronic transport; phase transitions; electrical conductivity.

DOI: 10.1504/IJMPT.2006.009477

International Journal of Materials and Product Technology, 2006 Vol.26 No.3/4, pp.388 - 401

Published online: 04 Apr 2006 *

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