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Introduction.

1. Bulk and Surface Structure.

1.1. Clean Surface Structure.

1.2. Reconstruction and Adsorbate Structure.

1.3. Band Structure of Solids.

1.4. the Vibratins of Solids.

1.5. Summary of Important Concepts.

1.6. Frontiers and Challenges.

1.7. Further Reading.

1.8. Exercises.

References.

2. Experimental Probes and Techniques.

2.1. Ultrahigh Vacuum.

2.2. Light and Electron Sources.

2.3. Molecular Beams.

2.4. Scanning Probe Techniques.

2.5. Low Energy Electron Diffraction (LEED).

2.6. Electron Spectroscopy.

2.7. Vibration Spectroscopy.

2.8. Other Surface Analytical Techniques.

2.9. Summary of Important Concepts.

2.10. Frontiers and Challenges.

2.11. Further Reading.

2.12. Exercises.

References.

3. Chemisorption, Physisorption and Dynamics.

3.1. Types of Interactions.

3.2. Binding Sites and Diffusion.

3.3. physisorption.

3.4. Nondissociative Chemisorption.

3.5. Dissociative Chemisorption: H2 on a Simple Metal.

3.6. What Determines the Reactivity of Metals?

3.7. Atoms and Molecules Incident on a Surface.

3.8. Microscopic Reversibility in Ad/desorption Phenomena.

3.9. The Influence of Individual Degrees of Freedom on Adsorption and Desorption.

3.10. Translations, Corrugation, Surface Atom Motions.

3.11. Rotatins and Adsorption.

3.12. Vibrations and Adsorption.

3.13. Competitive Adsorptin and Collision Induced Processes.

3.14. Classificatin of Reactin Mechanisms.

3.15. Measurement of Sticking Coefficeints.

3.16. Summary of Important Concepts.

3.17. Frontiers and Challenges.

3.18. Further Reading.

3.19. Exercises.

4. Thermodynamics and Kinetics of Adsorption and Desporption.

4.1. Thermodynamics of Ad/desorption.

4.2. Adsorption Isotherms from Thermodynamics.

4.3. Lateral Interactions.

4.4. Rate of Desorption.

4.5. Kinetics of Adsorption.

4.6. Adsorption Isotherms from Kinetics.

4.7. Temperature Programmed Desorption (TPD).

4.8. Summary of Important Concepts.

4.9. Frontiers and Challenges.

4.10. Further Reading.

4.11. Exercises.

References.

5. Liquid Interfaces.

5.1. Structure of the Liquid/Said Interface.

5.2. Surface Energy and Surface tension.

5.3. Liquid Films.

5.4. Langmuir Films.

5.5. Langmuir-Blodgett Films.

5.6. Self-assembled Monolayers (SAMs).

5.7. thermodynamics of Liquid Interfaces.

5.8. Electrified and Charged Interfaces.

5.9. Summary of Important Concepts.

5.10. Frontiers and Challenges.

5.11. Further Reading.

5.12. Exercises.

References.

6. Heterogeneous Catalysis.

6.1. The Prominence of Heterogeneous Reactions.

6.2. Measurement of Surface Kinetics and reaction Mechanisms.

6.3. Haber-Bosch Process.

6.4. From Microscopic Kinetics to Catalysis.

6.5. Fischer-Tropsch Synthesis and Related Chemistry.

6.6. The Three-Way Automotive Catalyst.

6.7. Promoters.

6.8. Poisons.

6.9. Bimetallic and Bifuncionall Catalysts.

6.10. Rate Oscillations and Spatiotemporal Pattern Formation.

6.11. Sabatier Analysis and Optimal Catalysts Selection.

6.12. Summary of Important Concepts.

6.13. Frontiers and Challenges.

6.14. Further Reading.

6.15. Exercises.

References.

7. Growth and Epitaxy.

7.1. Stress and Strain.

7.2. Types of Interfaces.

7.3. Surface Energy, Surface tension and Strain Energy.

7.4. Growth Modes.

7.5. Nucleation Theory.

7.6. Growth Away from equilibrium.

7.7. Techniques for Growing Layers.

7.8. catalytic Growth of Nanotubes and Nonwhites.

7.9. Etching.

7.10. Summary of Important Concepts.

7.11. Frontiers and Challenges.

7.12. Further Reading.

7.13. Exercises.

References.

8. Laser and Nonthermal Chemistry: Photon and Electron Stimulated chemistry and Atom Manipulation.

8.1. Photon Excitation of Surfaces.

8.2. Mechanisms of electron and Photon Stimulated Processes.

8.3. Photon and electron Induced Chemistry at Surfaces.

8.4. Charge Transfer and Electrochemistry.

8.5. Tip Induced Process: Mechanisms of Atom Manipulation.

8.6. Summary of Important Concepts.

8.7. Frontiers and Challenges.

8.8. Further Reading.

8.9. Exercises.

References.

Appendix: Fundamental Constants and Conversion Factors.

Appendix II: Abbreviations.

Appendix III: Symbols.

Appendix IV: Useful Mathematical Expressions.

Index.