Progress in surface and membrane science. Volume 7 /

Progress in Surface and Membrane Science, Volume 7 covers the developments in the study of surface and membrane science. The book discusses the theoretical and experimental aspects of the van der Waals forces; the electric double layer on the semiconductor-electrolyte interface; and the long-range a...

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Corporate Author: ScienceDirect (Online service)
Other Authors: Danielli, J. F. (James Frederic), 1911-1984 (Editor), Rosenberg, Murray David (Editor), Cadenhead, David Allan (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Language Notes:English.
Published: New York ; London : Academic Press, 1973.
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Table of Contents:
  • Front Cover; Progress in Surface and Membrane Science; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; CONTRIBUTORS; CONTENTS OF PREVIOUS VOLUMES; CHAPTER 1. VAN DER WAALS FORCES: THEORY AND EXPERIMENT; I. THE FORCES BETWEEN ATOMS AND MOLECULES; II. VAN DER WAALS DISPERSION FORCES BETWEEN ATOMS, MOLECULES, AND SMALL PARTICLES; III. THE DRUDE OSCILLATOR MODEL; IV. DISPERSION FORCES BETWEEN ANISOTROPIC AND ASYMMETRIC MOLECULES; V. FORCES BETWEEN LARGE MOLECULES OR SMALL PARTICLES; VI. DISPERSION FORCES BETWEEN MACROSCOPIC BODIES; VII. DISPERSION FORCE BETWEEN AN ATOM OR SMALL PARTICLE AND A FLATSURFACE.
  • Viii. dispersion forces between half spaces (flat surfaces)ix. temperature-dependent van der waals forces; x. methods of calculating the nonretarded forces between large bodies; xi. forces between large spherical bodies; xii. interactions between anisotropic media; xiii. dispersion forces between bodies with surface layers; xiv. experimental work on van der waals forces; list of symbols; references; chapter 2. electric double layer on the semiconductor-electrolyte interface; i. introduction; ii. the theory of the double layer on the semiconductor-electrolyte interface.
  • Iii. methods of studying surface properties of semiconductor electrodesiv. some significant results of experimental study of surface properties of semiconductor electrodes; v. conclusions; references; chapter 3. long-range and short-range order in adsorbed films; i. introduction; ii. theory; iii. experimental materials and techniques; iv. experimental results: ""classical"" films; v. experimental results: helium films; references; chapter 4. the hydrodynamical theory of surface shear viscosity; i. introduction; ii. basic experimental methods; iii. boundary conditions at a free interface.
  • Iv. the canal surface viscometerv. useful approximations for the canal method; vi. the canal viscometer of ewers and sack; vii. the viscous traction canal viscometer; viii. errors inherent in the viscous traction instrument; ix. the rotating ring surface viscometer; x. a critique of knife-edge ring viscometers; xi. torque theory; xii. variants in the design of torsion viscometers; xiii. non-newtonian surface viscosity; xiv. the bingham plastic model; xv. the determination of non-newtonian surface shear viscosity without the assumption of a model; xvi. liquid-liquid interfacial viscosities.
  • Xvii. summary and conclusionslist of symbols; references; chapter 5. the structure and properties of monolayers of synthetic polypeptides at the air-water interface; i. introduction; ii. polypeptide conformations at interfaces; iii. experimental procedures; iv. experimental results on polymers conforming to a general pattern; v. extended conformations in monolayers; vi. mixed monolayers; vii. reactions in monolayers; references; chapter 6. the structure and molecular dynamics of water; i. introduction; ii. review of water structure models; iii. recent spectroscopic studies of water structure.