Inferring effective interactions from the local density of states: application to STM data from Bi${}_2$Sr${}_2$CaCu${}_2$O${}_{8+\delta }$

R. Jamei, J. Robertson, E-A. Kim +3

While the influence of impurities on the local density of states (LDOS) in a metal is notoriously non-local due to interference effects, low order moments of the LDOS in general ca…