This book is designed as a textbook for undergraduate and graduate students in engineering and physical sciences who want to get a general overview of surface science. It also provides a necessary background information for researchers just starting out in the field. The book 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 intended for 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 graduate or advanced undergraduate text, which also serves as an excellent reference for researchers and practitioners.

Concise but comprehensive presentation. Accessible to beginners End of chapter problems for the student Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

Inhalt

1. Introduction.- 2. Basics of Two-Dimensional Crystallography.- 3. Experimental Background.- 4. Surface Analysis I. Diffraction Methods.- 5. Surface Analysis II. Electron Spectroscopy Methods.- 6. Surface Analysis III. Probing Surfaces with Ions.- 7. Surface Analysis IV. Microscopy.- 8. Atomic Structure of Clean Surfaces.- 9. Atomic Structure of Surfaces with Adsorbates.- 10. Structural Defects at Surfaces.- 11. Electronic Structure of Surfaces.- 12. Elementary Processes at Surfaces I. Adsorption and Desorption.- 13. Elementary Processes at Surfaces II. Surface Diffusion.- 14. Growth of Thin Films.- 15. Atomic Manipulations and Nanostructure Formation.- References.