Surface Science: An Introduction

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Springer Science & Business Media, Mar 14, 2013 - Science - 440 pages

Designed as a textbook for advanced undergraduate and graduate students in engineering and physical sciences who are seeking a general overview of surface science, this book also provides the necessary background for researchers just starting out in the field. It covers all the most important aspects of modern surface science, from the experimental background and crystallographic basics to modern analytical techniques and applications to thin films and nanostructures. All topics are presented in a concise and clear form accessible to a beginner. At the same time, the coverage is comprehensive and at a high technical level, with emphasis on the fundamental physical principles. Numerous examples, references, practice exercises, and problems complement this remarkably complete treatment, which will also serve as an excellent reference for researchers and practitioners.

 

Contents

Introduction
1
Experimental Background
19
Problems
74
Surface Analysis III Probing Surfaces with Ions
109
75
130
Surface Analysis IV Microscopy
145
Atomic Structure of Clean Surfaces 171
170
77
190
Electronic Structure of Surfaces
261
82
284
Elementary Processes at Surfaces I
294
89
309
90
318
Elementary Processes at Surfaces II Surface Diffusion
325
Growth of Thin Films
357
Atomic Manipulations
388

Atomic Structure of Surfaces with Adsorbates
195
Structural Defects at Surfaces
229
References
417
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