SE 386. Surface Science
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Course Contents:

Introduction to atomic molecular phenomena at surface

1. Physical and Chemical Adsorption
2. Statistical Thermodynamics of Adsorption
3. Elementary Rate Processes - Energy exchange, Scattering, Condensation, Evaporation, Atom Motion
4. Experimental Methods - UHV Techniques

1. Kinetic Phenomena: Adsorption, Desorption, Diffusion, Chemical and Structural specificity
2. Equilibrium Phenomena - Phase Transformation
3. Mechanical phenomenon at surfaces

1. Structural characterization techniques such as LEED, RHEED, FIM, STM, AFM
2. Composition - electron emission, electron spectroscopies

1. Growth of Layers and Crystals
2. Chemical Surface Reactions, Catalysis
3. Various Sensors

1. Surface Science: An Introduction, John B. Hudson, Wiley, John & Sons, Inc., 1998
2. Intermolecular and Surface Forces, Jacob N. Israelachvili, Academic Press, 1991
3. Principles of Adsorption and Reaction on Solid Surfaces, Richard I. Masel, Wiley Sons, Inc., 1996.
4. Modern Techniques of Surface Science, Woodruff and Delchar, Cambridge University Press, 1986.
5. Various volumes of Chemistry and Physics of Solid Surfaces, Springer Series in Surface Science.
6. G. Ehrlich, An atomic View of Crystal growth, Appl. Phys., A55, 403-410 (1992).

Of Interest to:

MME, Chemistry, Physics, Chemical Eng., Mech. Eng.,

Proposed by:

Dr. Monica Katiyar (MME), Dr. Deepak Gupta (MME),
Dr. Satendra Kumar (PHY), Dr. Y.N. Mohapatra (PHY),
Dr. Om Prakash (ME)

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