Surface and surface-boundaries properties

Lecturer:

Vladimír Cháb (gar.)

Tutor:

Vladimír Cháb (gar.)

Supervisor:

Department of Physical Electronics

Synopsis:

Pure surface definition, equilibrium thermodynamics for low-dimensional systems. Anisotropic effects at boundaries. Crystallographic and electronics structures and their surface effect. Experimental characterization by chemical analysis. Influence of surface reconstruction for phase transition.

Requirements:

Quantum theory of solid state physics, thermodynamics, basic chemistry.

Syllabus of lectures:

1. Pure surface properties and definition. Low-dimensional systems.

2. Equilibrium thermodynamics for low-dimensional systems. Anisotropic effects at boundaries, surface tension, and morphological effects (surface roughness).

3. Crystallographic and electronics structures and their surface effect. Crystallography, diffraction, microscopy, one-dimensional and three-dimensional band structure. Photoelectron spectroscopy. Metals, semiconductors.

4. Experimental characterization by chemical analysis, surface sensitivity, ESCA, AES, mass spectroscopy.

5. Influence of surface reconstruction for phase transition.

6. Adsorption, physical sorption, chemical sorption, surface reaction.

7. Introduction to catalysis, crystal grow, epitaxy.

8. Electronic structure and topography. Kinetics and dynamics.

Syllabus of tutorials:

Study Objective:

Knowledge: basic knowledge of physics of surfaces and interfaces, 2D theory of solid state physics in connection with structure and electronic structure, thermodynamics and chemical reactivity, clusters and nanostructures.

Skills: basic orientation in the field of physics of surfaces and interfaces, applications and understanding of basic principles, practical demonstration of principles on selected specific structures.

Study materials:

Compulsory literature:

[1] A. Zangwill, Physics at Surfaces, Cambridge Univ. Press, 1988 (http://www.philiphofmann.net/surflec3/index.html).

Note:

Time-table for winter semester 2011/2012:

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Time-table for summer semester 2011/2012:

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The course is a part of the following study plans: