Surface and Interface Sciences; Volume 1: Surfaces of Elemental Solids and Methods; Volume 1: Surfaces of Elemental Solids and Methods

The properties and processes at solid surfaces are fundamentally important for many modern technologies. Thin film epitaxy, nanomaterials, heterogeneous and industrial catalysis, semiconductors and alloys, biosensors, and medical implants are just several of the many applications of surface and interface science. This six volume handbook offers a comprehensive overview of these and numerous other topics of both surface and interface science. General chapters provide information on theoretical methods, and models help to explain phenomena, such as band structure calculations, chemisorption, segregation. References to more specialized techniques accompany descriptions of the most important techniques. Appropriate as a reference for any material scientist, physicist, chemistry, biochemist in the field and as an introduction to the current methods for newcomers.