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Record Nr.

UNINA9910298609503321

Autore

Gräfe Wolfgang

Titolo

Quantum Mechanical Models of Metal Surfaces and Nanoparticles / / by Wolfgang Gräfe

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2015

ISBN

3-319-19764-9

Edizione

[1st ed. 2015.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (104 p.)

Collana

SpringerBriefs in Applied Sciences and Technology, , 2191-530X

Disciplina

530.12015118

Soggetti

Materials—Surfaces

Thin films

Mathematical physics

Materials science

Surfaces and Interfaces, Thin Films

Theoretical, Mathematical and Computational Physics

Characterization and Evaluation of Materials

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index at the end of each chapters.

Nota di contenuto

Introduction -- The Model of Kronig and Penney -- Tamm's Electronic Surface States -- The Extension of the Kronig-Penney-Model by Binding Forces -- The Separation of the Semi-infinite Model and the Calculation of the Surface Parameters for the Three-dimensional Body at T = 0K -- The Surface Parameters for the Semi-infinite Three-dimensional Body at Arbitrary Temperature -- The Surface Free Energy and the Point of Zero Charge Determined for the Semi-infinite model -- A Model with a Limimited Number of Potential Wellss -- Surface Stress-Charge Coefficient (Estance) -- Regard to the Spin in the Foregoing Texts -- Detailed Calculation of the Convolution Integrals -- Comparison of the Results for the Semi-infinite and the Limited Body -- Calculation of Surface Stress and Herring’s Formula -- Miscellaneous and Open Questions. Nomenclature -- Subject Index.

Sommario/riassunto

This book proposes two simple quantum mechanical models for the analytical description of metal surfaces and nanoparticles. It gives an



ostensive picture of the forces acting in a metal surface and deduces analytical formulae for the description of their physical properties. This book explains the relation between near-surface stress and familiar surface parameters. The concept of the separation of the three-dimensional body into three one-dimensional subsystems was applied. The content is of interest to all those working in the field of surface physics.