Published 1981 | Version v1
Book

Charge imbalance

Creators

  • 1. Dept. of Physics, Univ. of California and Materials and Molecular Research Division, Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory, Berkeley, California 94720

Description

This article provides a long theoretical development of the main ideas of charge imbalance in superconductors. Concepts of charge imbalance and quasiparticle charge are introduced, especially in regards to the use of tunnel injection in producing and detecting charge imbalance. Various mechanisms of charge relaxation are discussed, including inelastic scattering processes, elastic scattering in the presence of energy-gap anisotropy, and various pair-breaking mechanisms. In each case, present theories are reviewed in comparison with experimental data

Additional details

Publishing Information

Publisher
Plenum.
Imprint Place
New York, NY
Imprint Title
Nonequilibrium superconductivity, phonons, and Kapitza boundaries
Journal Page Range
p. 353-422.

Conference

Title
NATO advanced study institute on nonequilibrium superconductivity, phonons, and kapitza boundaries.
Dates
25 Aug - 5 Sep 1980.
Place
Acquafredda di Maratea (Italy).

INIS

Country of Publication
United States
Country of Input or Organization
United States
INIS RN
14726467
Subject category
S71: CLASSICAL AND QUANTUM MECHANICS, GENERAL PHYSICS;
Resource subtype / Literary indicator
Conference
Descriptors DEI
CHARGE DENSITY; ELASTIC SCATTERING; ENERGY GAP; INELASTIC SCATTERING; QUASI PARTICLES; SUPERCONDUCTORS; TUNNEL EFFECT
Descriptors DEC
SCATTERING