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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Page vii
... structure Energy transfer Kinetics and dynamics Surface reactions Epitaxy References Index. ______. 110 138 163 183 185 204 232 257 292 328 360 400 421 433 448 PREFACE The surfaces of bodies are the field of very Contents.
... structure Energy transfer Kinetics and dynamics Surface reactions Epitaxy References Index. ______. 110 138 163 183 185 204 232 257 292 328 360 400 421 433 448 PREFACE The surfaces of bodies are the field of very Contents.
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... field of surface physics is simply not mature enough to support such an enterprise; too many results are untidy and too many loose ends remain. On the other hand, it is not a review or monograph either. My purpose is neither to set down ...
... field of surface physics is simply not mature enough to support such an enterprise; too many results are untidy and too many loose ends remain. On the other hand, it is not a review or monograph either. My purpose is neither to set down ...
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... field. Remarkably, the subject matter presented in these books form two almost disjoint sets! Physics at Surfaces is an attempt to bridge the gap between textbook treatments of condensed matter physics and the primary research ...
... field. Remarkably, the subject matter presented in these books form two almost disjoint sets! Physics at Surfaces is an attempt to bridge the gap between textbook treatments of condensed matter physics and the primary research ...
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... field ion microscope full-width at half-maximum Frank–Van der Merwe high energy ion scattering infrared absorption spectroscopy incommensurate solid Kosterlitz–Thouless local density approximation local density of states low energy ...
... field ion microscope full-width at half-maximum Frank–Van der Merwe high energy ion scattering infrared absorption spectroscopy incommensurate solid Kosterlitz–Thouless local density approximation local density of states low energy ...
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... field consists of elucidation of his rather difficult exposition. Despite the impetus provided by these investigations, it was primarily Irving Langmuir's efforts in the early years of this century that led to the recognition of surface ...
... field consists of elucidation of his rather difficult exposition. Despite the impetus provided by these investigations, it was primarily Irving Langmuir's efforts in the early years of this century that led to the recognition of surface ...
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adatom adsorbate adsorption analysis angle band barrier beam behavior binding energy bulk calculation Chapter charge density chemical chemisorption clean surface constant coverage dangling bond desorption dielectric diffraction dipole dispersion dissociative distribution effect electronic structure electrostatic energy transfer equation equilibrium example excitation exciton experiment experimental Fermi level field frequency gas phase incident interaction ionic jellium kinetic energy lattice layer LDOS LEED magnetization measurements metal surface microscopic mode molecular molecule monolayer occurs orbital oscillator overlayer oxygen particle phase diagram phase transition phonon photoelectron photoemission physisorption plane plasmon polariton polarization potential energy quantum reaction reconstruction resonant level rotational scattering semi-infinite semiconductor solid curve solid surface spectroscopy spectrum spin sticking coefficient substrate surface atoms Surface Science surface tension symmetry temperature theory thermal tight-binding transition metal two-dimensional vacuum valence valence band vibrational wave function wave vector