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Physics at Surfaces

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Published: 24th March 1988
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Physics 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.

Prefacep. ix
List of acronymsp. xii
Historical sketchp. 1
Clean surfacesp. 5
Thermodynamicsp. 7
Chemical analysisp. 20
Crystal structurep. 28
Electronic structurep. 54
Phase transitionsp. 110
Elementary excitationsp. 138
Optical propertiesp. 163
Adsorptionp. 183
Physisorptionp. 185
Chemisorptionp. 204
Crystal structurep. 232
Phase transitionsp. 257
Electronic structurep. 292
Energy transferp. 328
Kinetics and dynamicsp. 360
Surface reactionsp. 400
Epitaxyp. 421
Referencesp. 433
Indexp. 448
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ISBN: 9780521347525
ISBN-10: 0521347521
Audience: Professional
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Number Of Pages: 472
Published: 24th March 1988
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Dimensions (cm): 22.8 x 15.2  x 2.7
Weight (kg): 0.69