Life on the edge: A beginner's guide to the Fermi surface

Stephen B Dugdale

doi:10.1088/0031-8949/91/5/053009

Life on the edge: A beginner's guide to the Fermi surface

Stephen B Dugdale

School of Physics

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The concept of the Fermi surface is at the very heart of our understanding of the metallic state. Displaying intricate and often complicated shapes, the Fermi surfaces of real metals are both aesthetically beautiful and subtly powerful. A range of examples is presented of the startling array of physical phenomena whose origin can be traced to the shape of the Fermi surface, together with experimental observations of the particular Fermi surface features.

Original language	English
Article number	053009
Number of pages	13
Journal	Physica Scripta
Volume	91
Issue number	5
Early online date	18 Apr 2016
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1088/0031-8949/91/5/053009
Publication status	Published - May 2016

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