ENGLISH

Introduction to Surface and Thin Film Processes

Book information

Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Year
2000
ISBN
9780521785006, 0521785006
Open Library ID
OL7753763M
Language
english
Format
DJVU
Filesize
6 MB (6417819 bytes)
Edition
1
Pages
386\386
Time added
2014-10-05 02:30:00

Description

Venables' text fairly thoroughly covers modern surface science techniques. He summarizes thirty years of fundamental research and hits on modern interest areas. However, for a text labeled as an introduction, very few introductory ideas are adequately explained. Where are the energy level diagrams? Energies associated with various processes are arbitrarily assigned to be positive or negative, and reference energies are never mentioned. Attempts to solve chapter ending problems invariably lead to frustration, as the questions are vague, and the suggested results are impossible to obtain without consulting other, more detailed texts like Dejenqueres and Spanjaard. The sections on crystal growth are impenetrable unless one reads the referenced papers, but this is inexcusable for an introductory text. A more suitable title for the book would be: "A Survey of Surface Science," or "Collected Citations of Surface Science Research: 1970-2000"

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