Order Parameters in Quantum Materials and Electron Microscopy

This book highlights measurement methods for order parameters of quantum materials using electron spectroscopy. Quantum materials are a research hotspot in condensed matter physics. Their various phases and macroscopic properties are closely related to multiple order parameters in materials, including lattice, charge, spin, orbit, and topology. Modern advanced electron microscopy provides a powerful tool for characterizing the various order parameters and their correlation mechanisms of quantum materials at the atomic scale. On the basis of introducing the principles of electron microscopy, this book systematically describes how to use electron microscopy methods to measure and study the order parameters of quantum materials, and summarizes the results of order parameter measurement and synergistic research on multiferroic materials, magneto-optical materials, high-temperature superconducting materials, etc. This book is suitable for researchers and students engaged in the study of condensed matter physics, quantum science and technology, and materials science.

Jing Zhu is a renowned materials scientist and a professor at the College of Materials Science and Engineering, Tsinghua University, China. She was elected as an academician of Chinese Academy of Sciences in 1995, and a member of the Academy of Sciences for Developing Countries in 2007. She has long been dedicated to the study of the relationship between microstructure and properties of materials. Her H-index is 103.