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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... scattering infrared absorption spectroscopy incommensurate solid Kosterlitz–Thouless local density approximation local density of states low energy electron diffraction laser-excited fluorescence low energy ion scattering Landau ...
... scattering infrared absorption spectroscopy incommensurate solid Kosterlitz–Thouless local density approximation local density of states low energy electron diffraction laser-excited fluorescence low energy ion scattering Landau ...
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... scattering surface-extended x-ray absorption fine structure secondary ion mass spectroscopy Stranski–Krastanov solid-on-solid surface polariton scanning tunnelling microscopy temperature programmed desorption ultra-high vacuum ...
... scattering surface-extended x-ray absorption fine structure secondary ion mass spectroscopy Stranski–Krastanov solid-on-solid surface polariton scanning tunnelling microscopy temperature programmed desorption ultra-high vacuum ...
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... scatter around a 'universal curve' that has a broad minimum near 50 eV. This universality is easy to understand. Recall that the dominant electron energy loss mechanism in solids is excitation of valence band electrons. We merely need ...
... scatter around a 'universal curve' that has a broad minimum near 50 eV. This universality is easy to understand. Recall that the dominant electron energy loss mechanism in solids is excitation of valence band electrons. We merely need ...
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... scattering power of this element renders it almost invisible to other surface sensitive probes. The dramatic example above notwithstanding, it is a fact that surface scientists generally eschew SIMS in favor of AES or XPS as their ...
... scattering power of this element renders it almost invisible to other surface sensitive probes. The dramatic example above notwithstanding, it is a fact that surface scientists generally eschew SIMS in favor of AES or XPS as their ...
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... scattering of electrons by the crystal and the scattering of waves by three- and twodimensional gratings a description of the occurrence and behavior of the electron diffraction beams in terms of the scattering of an equivalent wave ...
... scattering of electrons by the crystal and the scattering of waves by three- and twodimensional gratings a description of the occurrence and behavior of the electron diffraction beams in terms of the scattering of an equivalent wave ...
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