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Development of an Ultrafast Low-Energy Electron Diffraction Setup

By Max Gulde (auth.)

Book information

Publisher
Springer International Publishing
Year
2015
ISBN
978-3-319-18560-6, 978-3-319-18561-3
DOI
10.1007/978-3-319-18561-3
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
7 MB (7443619 bytes)
Series
Springer Theses
Edition
1
Pages
138\149
Time added
2015-07-18 18:00:00
Surface and Interface ScienceThin FilmsThin Films; Spectroscopy and Microscopy; Surfaces

Description

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 melting of a highly-sensitive, molecularly thin layer of a polymer crystal to be resolved for the first time. This new experimental approach permits time-resolved structural investigations of systems that were previously partially or totally inaccessible, including surfaces, interfaces and atomically thin films. It will be of fundamental importance for understanding the properties of nanomaterials so as to tailor their properties.

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