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Record Nr.

UNINA9910816749903321

Autore

Barrett S. D (Stephen David), <1958->

Titolo

The structure of rare-earth metal surfaces [[electronic resource] /] / S.D. Barrett, S.S. Dhesi

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London, : Imperial College Press

Singapore ; ; River Edge, NJ, : distributed by World Scientific Pub. Co., c2001

ISBN

1-281-86617-2

9786611866174

1-84816-173-5

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (260 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

DhesiS. S (Sarnjeet S.)

Disciplina

546/.41

Soggetti

Rare earth metals - Surfaces

Crystals

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 (p. [217]-239) and index.

Nota di contenuto

CONTENTS               ; Preface              ; List of Acronyms                       ; 1 Introduction to the Rare Earths                                        ; 1.1 What's in a Name?                            ; 1.2 Discovery of the Rare Earths                                       ; 1.3 Defining the Rare Earths                                   ; 1.4 Applications of the Rare Earths                                          ; 1.5 The Rare-Earth Metals                                ; 1.6 Rare-Earth Metal Surfaces

2 The Basics of Surface Structure                                        2.1 Real and Ideal Surfaces                                  ; 2.2 Surface Crystallography                                  ; 2.3 Surface Diffraction                              ; 3 Surface Structure Techniques                                     ; 3.1 Electron and X-Ray Diffraction                                         ; 3.2 Scanning Tunnelling Microscopy                                         ; 3.3 Photoelectron Diffraction

4 Crystal Growth and Surface Preparation                                               4.1 Introduction                       ; 4.2 Purification and Growth of Bulk Single Crystals                                                          ; 4.3 Preparation of Bulk Single-Crystal Surfaces                                                      ; 4.4 Growth of Epitaxial Thin Films                                         ; 5 Rare-Earth Surface Science                                   ; 5.1 Introduction                       ; 5.2 Geometric Structure


5.3 Electronic Structure                               5.4 Surface Magnetism                            ; 6 Quantitative Low-Energy Electron Diffraction                                                     ; 6.1 Quantitative LEED Experiments                                        ; 6.2 Dynamical Calculations                                 ; 6.3 Reliability Factors                              ; 6.4 Tensor LEED                      ; 7 Quantitative LEED Results                                  ; 7.1 (0001) Surfaces                          ; 7.2 (1120) Surfaces

7.3 Calculated Surface Structures                                        7.4 Outlook                  ; 8 Summary - Past Present and Future                                          ; Appendix               ; Tables of Rare-Earth Metal Surface Science Studies                                                         ; Acknowledgements                       ; References                 ; Index

Sommario/riassunto

<i>The Structure of Rare-Earth Metal Surfaces</i> introduces the concepts of surface crystallography and surface-structure determination, outlines the principles of the most widely used experimental techniques and theoretical simulations, and reviews their application to the surfaces of rare-earth metals. In particular, the results of quantitative low-energy electron-diffraction experiments and multiple-scattering calculations are covered in some depth. The book is aimed at science graduates with an interest in surface crystallography. <br><i>Contents:</i><ul><li>Introduction to the Rare Eart