Charge structure of a quasiparticle in graphite measured with inelastic X-ray scattering

"The following work consists of three related topics. First, we demonstrate a multi-dimensional, attosecond-resolution, real-space electron density imaging technique. We apply the technique to the energy-loss spectra of graphite, which we measured using inelastic X-ray scattering at the Advanced Photon Source in Argonne, IL. The results are images of the anisotropic charge density cloud that surrounds a test charge to form quasiparticles in graphite. We are able to watch the anisotropic charge structure of a quasiparticle as it is born and evolves in real-space and at 10 attosecond intervals. We then set the dynamical part in motion to test how rigidly the quasiparticle maintains its structure with increasing velocity. Second, we perform numerical integration on the charge density data to obtain the size of the static background dielectric constant, ""epsilon"". We offer a possible explanation for some of the discrepancies between current experiments and theoretical work on graphene based on our findings from graphite. Lastly, we introduce a conversion technique as a work in-progress which enables us to examine the 2-dimensional density-density Green's function from 3-dimensional data."

Name thesis:degree_name

Ph.D.

Level thesis:degree_level

Dissertation

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Physics

Grantor

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Year dc:date

2010

Author dc:creator

• Reed, James P.

Contributors dc:contributor

• Abbamonte, Peter M.
• Chiang, Tai-Chang
• Stone, Michael
• Wiss, J.E.

• quasiparticle
• inelastic x-ray scattering
• scattering
• x-ray
• fourier
• kramers kronig
• dielectric constant
• screening
• graphite
• graphene
• charge density
• loss function
• electron
• imaging
• anisotropy
• anisotropic charge structure
• charge structure
• conversion
• susceptibility
• density green's function
• density density
• proper susceptibility
• full susceptibility
• sum rule
• electron density

Statement dc:rights

• Copyright 2009 James P. Reed

Language dc:language

en

Handle dc:identifier

http://hdl.handle.net/2142/14611

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:www.ideals.illinois.edu:2142/14611