MSE 582
Surface Physics

Credit:  4 hours.


Introduction to theory and experiment of atomic behavior on crystal surfaces; thermodynamics of surfaces; surface energy; diffraction and structure; gas-solid collisions; Brownian motion, diffusion, and evaporation; electron and ion emission, tunnelling; Van der Waals forces; theory of chemical interactions; and kinetics and statistics of adsorption. Same as PHYS 564. Prerequisite: MSE 501 or PHYS 560.