Concepts in Surface Physics /
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...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Berlin, Heidelberg :
Springer Berlin Heidelberg,
1993.
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| Series: | Springer series in surface sciences ;
30. |
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| Summary: | 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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| Item Description: | Electronic resource. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xiii, 565 pages 257 illustrations) |
| ISBN: | 9783642974847 (electronic bk.) 3642974848 (electronic bk.) |
| ISSN: | 0931-5195 ; |