Principles of Surface Physics

By Friedhelm Bechstedt

Book Overview

This comprehensive and innovative text provides an understanding of the geometric and electronic structure of surfaces. The book emphasizes fundamental aspects, such as the principles of surface crystallography and thermodynamics, the forces driving the rearrangement of the atoms, and the relationship between bonding and electronic structure. It especially illuminates the relationship between surface orientation, chemistry, energetics, and the resulting properties. Principles of Surface Physics develops general physical arguments and methods that enable readers to analyse novel surfaces and interfaces of new materials. This makes the book an indispensable reference to all those studying growth, surface-molecule interactions, self-assembled structures, and materials engineering.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3540006354
• ISBN13: 9783540006350
• Release Date: July 2003
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 342 Pages
• Weight: 1.68 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.3" x 9.5"