Structure and properties of solid surfacesDifficulties in experimental studies of crystalline surfaces are related to the fact that surface atoms have an intrinsic tendency to react with their environment. A second problem is connected with the effective thickness of surfaces, which ranges from one to several atom layers. The phenomenology of surface interactions with gases are considered, taking into account physical adsorption, chemisorption, and the oxidation of surfaces. Studies of the surface structure are discussed, giving attention to field emission microscopy, field-ion microscopy, electron diffraction techniques, Auger spectroscopy, scanning electron microscopy, electron probe microanalysis, ion microprobe methods, and low-energy backscattering spectroscopy. Investigations of semiconductor surfaces are also described.
Document ID
19750046325
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Conference Proceedings
Authors
Gatos, H. C. (MIT Cambridge, Mass., United States)
Date Acquired
August 8, 2013
Publication Date
January 1, 1974
Subject Category
Inorganic And Physical Chemistry
Meeting Information
Meeting: Surfaces and interfaces of glass and ceramics; International Symposium on Special Topics in Ceramics