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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... vacuum ultraviolet photoelectron spectroscopy Volmer–Weber x-ray photoelectron diffraction x-ray photoelectron spectroscopy () HISTORICAL SKETCH Physical phenomena explicitly associated with condensed matter Acronyms xiii.
... vacuum ultraviolet photoelectron spectroscopy Volmer–Weber x-ray photoelectron diffraction x-ray photoelectron spectroscopy () HISTORICAL SKETCH Physical phenomena explicitly associated with condensed matter Acronyms xiii.
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... vacuum studies, he introduced the concepts of the adsorption chemical bond, the surface adsorption lattice, the accommodation coefficient and adsorption precursors. He performed fundamental studies on the work function of metals ...
... vacuum studies, he introduced the concepts of the adsorption chemical bond, the surface adsorption lattice, the accommodation coefficient and adsorption precursors. He performed fundamental studies on the work function of metals ...
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... vacuum tube ordinarily is employed' (Hoddeson, 1981). The invention of the point-contact transistor (Bardeen & Brattain, 1949) generated an unprecedented interest in the fundamental physics of surfaces, most particularly semiconductor ...
... vacuum tube ordinarily is employed' (Hoddeson, 1981). The invention of the point-contact transistor (Bardeen & Brattain, 1949) generated an unprecedented interest in the fundamental physics of surfaces, most particularly semiconductor ...
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... vacuum chambers so that a sample could be kept clean for a substantial period of time. At last, controlled experiments could be performed on well-characterized solid surfaces and sensibly compared to theoretical expectations. Indeed, as ...
... vacuum chambers so that a sample could be kept clean for a substantial period of time. At last, controlled experiments could be performed on well-characterized solid surfaces and sensibly compared to theoretical expectations. Indeed, as ...
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... vacuum (UHV) conditions, 10 ” Torr or better. Electron spectroscopy Essentially all practical surface elemental analysis employs electron spectroscopy in one form or another. The reason for this derives from two experimental facts ...
... vacuum (UHV) conditions, 10 ” Torr or better. Electron spectroscopy Essentially all practical surface elemental analysis employs electron spectroscopy in one form or another. The reason for this derives from two experimental facts ...
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