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Dynamics of Gas-Surface Interactions: Atomic-level Understanding of Scattering Processes at Surfaces

By Gianangelo Bracco , Luca Vattuone , Marco Smerieri (auth.) , Ricardo Díez Muiño , Heriberto Fabio Busnengo (eds.)

Book information

Publisher
Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg
Year
2013
ISBN
978-3-642-32954-8, 978-3-642-32955-5
DOI
10.1007/978-3-642-32955-5
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
11 MB (11816247 bytes)
Series
Springer Series in Surface Sciences 50
Edition
1
Pages
428\438
Orientation
yes
Scanned
yes
Time added
2013-08-01 04:00:00
MolecularOptical and Plasma PhysicsSurface and Interface ScienceThin Films;Physical Chemistry;Applied and TechnicaThin Films;Surfaces and Interfaces

Description

This book gives a representative survey of the state of the art of research on gas-surface interactions. It provides an overview of the current understanding of gas surface dynamics and, in particular, of the reactive and non-reactive processes of atoms and small molecules at surfaces. Leading scientists in the field, both from the theoretical and the experimental sides, write in this book about their most recent advances. Surface science grew as an interdisciplinary research area over the last decades, mostly because of new experimental technologies (ultra-high vacuum, for instance), as well as because of a novel paradigm, the ‘surface science’ approach. The book describes the second transformation which is now taking place pushed by the availability of powerful quantum-mechanical theoretical methods implemented numerically. In the book, experiment and theory progress hand in hand with an unprecedented degree of accuracy and control. The book presents how modern surface science targets the atomic-level understanding of physical and chemical processes at surfaces, with particular emphasis on dynamical aspects. This book is a reference in the field.

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