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1 online resource (viii, 390 pages) : illustrations |
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Cohesion and structure ; v. 4 |
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Cohesion and structure ; v. 4.
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| Summary |
During the past fifteen years there has been a dramatic increase in the number of different surfaces whose structures have been determined experimentally. For example, whereas in 1979 there were only 25 recorded adsorption structures, to date there are more than 250. This volume is therefore a timely review of the state-of-the-art in this dynamic field. Chapter one contains a compilation of the structural data base on surfaces within a series of tables that allows direct comparison of structural parameters for related systems. Experimental structural trends amongst both clean surfaces and adsorbate systems are highlighted and discussed. The next chapter outlines the successes of local density functional theory in predicting the relaxations and reconstructions of clean metal and semiconductor surfaces, and the behaviour of adsorbates such as hydrogen, oxygen and alkali elements on metal surfaces, thereby explaining some of the experimental trends observed within the database. These <IT>ab initio</IT> density functional calculations are of ground state properties at the absolute zero of temperature. Chapter three provides an introduction to finite temperature effects in a pedagogical review of current statistical mechanical treatments of phase transitions at surfaces, many of which display the prominent role of fluctuations or non-mean field behaviour. The final chapter discusses the relationship of the reactivity of a surface to its morphology and composition, which is particularly relevant to a fundamental understanding of catalysis. |
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Includes bibliographical references and indexes. |
| Note |
Print version record. |
| Contents |
Front Cover; Cohesion and Structure of Surfaces; Copyright Page; Preface; Contents; Chapter 1. Surface crystallography: the experimental data base; Chapter 2. Theory of surface structure and bonding; Chapter 3. Phase transitions at surfaces; Chapter 4. Surface structure and reactivity; Author index; Subject index. |
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Surfaces (Physics)
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Cohesion.
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Surfaces (Physique)
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Cohésion.
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SCIENCE -- Chemistry -- Physical & Theoretical.
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Cohesion
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Surfaces (Physics)
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Cohesie (fysica)
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Dunne films.
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Oppervlakken.
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Surfaces |
| Added Author |
Binder, K. (Kurt), 1944-
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Cohesion and structure of surfaces. Amsterdam ; New York : Elsevier, 1995 0444898298 9780444898296 (DLC) 95049520 (OCoLC)33898505 |
| ISBN |
9780444898296 |
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0444898298 |
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9780080529325 |
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0080529321 |
| Standard No. |
CHNEW 001005728 |
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DEBBG BV039827921 |
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DEBBG BV042304326 |
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DEBSZ 405302398 |
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DEBSZ 482352108 |
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NZ1 12432786 |
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NZ1 15188398 |
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