Concepts in Surface Physics
By: by M.-C. Desjonquères, D. Spanjaard
Contributors: Spanjaard, D.
Series: Springer Series in Surface Sciences -- 30; Springer series in surface sciences -- 30.
Publisher: Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Published: 1993
Place of publication: Berlin, Heidelberg
Language: eng
Format: [electronic resource] /
Number of pages: 565
ISBN-13: 9783642974861; 9783642974847
Subjects: Physical organic chemistry; Surfaces (Physics)
Description: The study of phenomena at solid surfaces is of great importance in physics, because a solid sample is always in contact with other media via its surface. "Concepts in Surface Physics" provides a tutorial treatment of the main concepts of the physics of crystal surfaces. Emphasis is placed on simplified calculations - and the corresponding detailed analytical derivations - that are able to throw light on the most important physical mechanisms. More rigorous techniques, which often require a large amount of computer time, are also explained. Theory is compared with experimentwhere possible, with the experimental methods being described from a theoretical rather than a technical viewpoint. Topics treated include thermodynamic and statistical properties of clean and absorbate covered surfaces, atomic structure, vibrational properties, electronic structure, and the theory of physisorption and chemisorption.
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