The generation of periodical micro-nanostructures by laser-induced materials with ultrashort
pulses has been a research hotspot in recent years and has been used extensively in many …

This review is an up-to-date snapshot of the current situation in studies of materials with
competing electron spectrum instabilities, namely Cooper pairing, on the one hand, and …

This book presents a complete encyclopedia of superconducting fluctuations, summarising
the last thirty-five years of work in the field. The first part of the book is devoted to an …

In a semimetal, both electrons and holes contribute to the density of states at the Fermi level.
The small band overlaps and multiband effects engender novel electronic properties. We …

Alternative technologies are required in order to meet a worldwide demand for clean non-
polluting energy sources. Thermoelectric generators, which generate electricity from heat in …

The Van Hove singularity (VHS) provides a paradigm for the study of the role of peaks in the
density of states (dos) on electronic properties. More importantly, it appears to play a major …

The valence band of a variety of few-layer, two-dimensional materials consist of a ring of
states in the Brillouin zone. The energy-momentum relation has the form of a “Mexican hat” …

The heavy rare earth elements crystallize into hexagonally close packed (hcp) structures
and share a common outer electronic configuration, differing only in the number of 4 f …

Within the tight-binding approximation, we study the dependence of the electronic band
structure and of the optical conductivity of a graphene single layer on the modulus and …

There is widespread interest in the search for materials that would allow the fabrication of
more efficient thermoelectric devices for cooling and power generation applications. Here …