Surface And Interface Science Volume 1 - Concepts and Methods; Volume 2 - Properties of Elemental Surfaces

Covering interface science from a novel surface science perspective, this eight-volume handbook offers a comprehensive overview. Initial chapters treat basic fundamentals, while short references to more specialized methods accompany descriptions of the most important techniques.

In eight volumes, this unique handbook covers all fundamental aspects of surface and interface science and offers a comprehensive overview of this research area for scientists working in the field, as well as an introduction for newcomers.

Volume 1 presents a detailed description of the most important theoretical and experimental tools of surface science. Our present knowledge about the specific physics and chemistry of surfaces and interfaces is described in the following volumes in the order of increasing complexity.

Volume 1: Concepts and Methods

Volume 2: Properties of Elemental Surfaces

Volume 3: Properties of Composite Surfaces: Alloys, Compounds, Semiconductors

Volume 4: Solid-Solid Interfaces and Thin Films

Volume 5: Solid-Gas Interfaces I

Volume 6: Solid-Gas Interfaces II

Volume 7: Solid-Liquid and Biological Interfaces

Volume 8: Applications of Surface Science

In this volume:

• Introduction: An Intuitive Approach to Surface and Interface Science
• An Introduction to the Theory of Crystalline Elemental Solids and their Surfaces
• Experimental Surface Methods
• Low-Energy Electron Diffraction (LEED)
• Photoelectron Spectroscopy and Diffraction
• Spectroscopic Databases and Standardization for Auger-Electron Spectroscopy and X-Ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy
• Two-Photon Photoelectron Spectroscopy
• Ion Scattering Spectroscopy
• Photon Spectroscopy
• X-Ray Diffraction from Surfaces and Interfaces
• Scanning Probe Techniques