Physics at SurfacesPhysics at Surfaces is a unique graduate-level introduction to the physics and chemical physics of solid surfaces, and atoms and molecules that interact with solid surfaces. A subject of keen scientific inquiry since the last century, surface physics emerged as an independent discipline only in the late 1960s as a result of the development of ultra-high vacuum technology and high speed digital computers. With these tools, reliable experimental measurements and theoretical calculations could at last be compared. Progress in the last decade has been truly striking. This volume provides a synthesis of the entire field of surface physics from the perspective of a modern condensed matter physicist with a healthy interest in chemical physics. The exposition intertwines experiment and theory whenever possible, although there is little detailed discussion of technique. This much-needed text will be invaluable to graduate students and researchers in condensed matter physics, physical chemistry and materials science working in, or taking graduate courses in, surface science. |
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... Clean surfaces Thermodynamics Chemical analysis Crystal structure Electronic structure Phase transitions Elementary excitations Optical properties Part 2: Adsorption Physisorption Chemisorption Crystal structure Phase transitions ...
... Clean surfaces Thermodynamics Chemical analysis Crystal structure Electronic structure Phase transitions Elementary excitations Optical properties Part 2: Adsorption Physisorption Chemisorption Crystal structure Phase transitions ...
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... clean' surface (Duke, 1984). This is not to say that a great deal of useful information was not obtained about practical rectifying junctions during this period. However, almost nothing was learned about atomically clean surfaces. The ...
... clean' surface (Duke, 1984). This is not to say that a great deal of useful information was not obtained about practical rectifying junctions during this period. However, almost nothing was learned about atomically clean surfaces. The ...
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... surface impact rate is 5 × 10**/(cm's"). If every molecule that strikes the surface sticks, a 'clean' surface would be covered with a monolayer of nitrogen in three minutes. Experiments on clean surfaces require ultra-high vacuum (UHV) ...
... surface impact rate is 5 × 10**/(cm's"). If every molecule that strikes the surface sticks, a 'clean' surface would be covered with a monolayer of nitrogen in three minutes. Experiments on clean surfaces require ultra-high vacuum (UHV) ...
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... clean' Si Ca : Si i C Si Si Si if SiO, : O 04o “Too "oo" so "Too,” 2.05” foo"Too,” 2000 Kinetic energy (eV) 105 “clean' Si 104.4 103 1 0 2 10 i-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o: Atomic mass units atoms are knocked (sputtered) off the surface and ...
... clean' Si Ca : Si i C Si Si Si if SiO, : O 04o “Too "oo" so "Too,” 2.05” foo"Too,” 2000 Kinetic energy (eV) 105 “clean' Si 104.4 103 1 0 2 10 i-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o: Atomic mass units atoms are knocked (sputtered) off the surface and ...
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... surface impurities in samples deemed 'clean' by AES and XPS standards. Fig. 2.5 illustrates a comparison between a SIMS spectrum and an Auger spectrum for the (100) surface of a commercial-grade silicon wafer. The AES scan shows two ...
... surface impurities in samples deemed 'clean' by AES and XPS standards. Fig. 2.5 illustrates a comparison between a SIMS spectrum and an Auger spectrum for the (100) surface of a commercial-grade silicon wafer. The AES scan shows two ...
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