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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... Equilibrium of Heterogeneous Substances' in the Transactions of the Connecticut Academy. This work, rightly considered one of the crowning achievements of nineteenth century Science, established the mathematical foundations of ...
... Equilibrium of Heterogeneous Substances' in the Transactions of the Connecticut Academy. This work, rightly considered one of the crowning achievements of nineteenth century Science, established the mathematical foundations of ...
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... equilibrium states that are characterized by a small number of thermodynamic variables. The logical consequences of this statement provide an essential underpinning to all other study of bulk condensed matter. By contrast, systematic ...
... equilibrium states that are characterized by a small number of thermodynamic variables. The logical consequences of this statement provide an essential underpinning to all other study of bulk condensed matter. By contrast, systematic ...
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... equilibrium at any finite temperature and pressure, the semi-infinite solid coexists with its vapor. A plot of the particle density as a function of distance normal to the surface is shown in Fig. (1.1). Gibbs recognized that it is ...
... equilibrium at any finite temperature and pressure, the semi-infinite solid coexists with its vapor. A plot of the particle density as a function of distance normal to the surface is shown in Fig. (1.1). Gibbs recognized that it is ...
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... equilibrium shape of small crystals because a crystal will seek the shape that minimizes the Fig, 1.6. Polar plot of the surface tension at T = 0 (solid curve) and the Wulff construction of the equilibrium crystal shape (dashed curve) ...
... equilibrium shape of small crystals because a crystal will seek the shape that minimizes the Fig, 1.6. Polar plot of the surface tension at T = 0 (solid curve) and the Wulff construction of the equilibrium crystal shape (dashed curve) ...
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... equilibrium crystal (Fig. 1.6). If one tries to cleave a crystal along a direction which does not form part of this equilibrium boundary the crystal will spontaneously facet along those directions that do. It must be borne in mind that ...
... equilibrium crystal (Fig. 1.6). If one tries to cleave a crystal along a direction which does not form part of this equilibrium boundary the crystal will spontaneously facet along those directions that do. It must be borne in mind that ...
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