Information on Term Paper

PHY4905 Spring 2013

Instructor: Yoonseok Lee

Suggested Topics: Students should choose their topic in consultation with the instructor and notify the instructor by February 22 (Friday). One can choose a topic not on the list only after consulting with the instructor.

• Neutron Scattering in Condensed Matter Physics (CMP) Research.
• Scanning Probe Microscopy (SPM) in CMP Research (especially in Semiconductors and Superconductors).
• Superconducting Quantum Interference Devices (SQUID) in CMP Research.
• Angle Resolved Photo Emission Spectroscopy (ARPES) in CMP Research.
• Raman Spectroscopy in CMP Research.
• Optical Lattices in Cold Atoms and their Relevance to CMP.

Format:

• It is strongly recommended to use LaTeX to produce the final pdf file.
• The standard style of the paper is the Preprint format of Physical Review B manuscript. Please visit http://prb.aps.org/info/infoB.html and https://authors.aps.org/STYLE/ for detailed information in preparing your manuscript. Sample PDF and Tex file are available.
• Each paper should include:
• Title and Author Name
• Abstract
• Introduction
• Theory (main physical principles, calculations, etc.)
• Technical description of the technique (including applicability, physical quantities extracted through measurements, resolution, advantages and drawbacks of the technique).
• Example(s) of application (including important experimental works)
• Summary
• References
• The paper should be original. It is ok to quote with proper references.