Electron-longitudinal-phonon coupling in a transition metal: Ta

E. L. Wolf, D. M. Burnell, R. J. Noer

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Abstract

Recent tunneling studies of tantalum using a proximity technique reveal stronger coupling to the longitudinal modes relative to the transverse modes than observed previously for any transition metal. This result has implications for modeling the electron-phonon coupling mechanism and for future tunneling investigations. We obtain parameter values for Ta of λ = 0.73, μph* = 0.10,in agreement with optimized conventional results.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)300-302
Number of pages3
JournalPhysics Letters A
Volume82
Issue number6
DOIs
StatePublished - Apr 6 1981

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • General Physics and Astronomy

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