Surface Science

Modern technologies rely increasingly on low-dimensional physics at interfaces and in thin-films and nano-structures. Surface science provides the experimental methods and theoretical models for an understanding of these effects. This work includes status reports about research topics in the field.

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Modern technologies rely increasingly on low-dimensional physics at interfaces and in thin-films and nano-structures. Surface science provides the experimental methods and theoretical models for a basic understanding of these effects. This work includes case studies and status reports about research topics such as: surface X-ray diffraction; quantitative surface compositional analysis; the dynamics of adsorption and reaction of adsorbates; and the surface physics approach to heterogeneous catalysis.