Structure and Dynamics of Surfaces II: Phenomena, Models, and Methods [Paperback]

Structural and dynamical properties of surfaces are of considerable importance for the elucidation of surface phenomena. For example, the adsorption of particles and chemical reactions at surfaces are influenced by these properties. Also, the electronic surface states of electronic device materials (e.g., Schottky barrier diodes and metal-insulator-semiconductor devices) depend critically on the structure of the semiconductor surface and the overlayers. As in Structure and Dynamics of Surfaces I, this Topics volume considers the problems at the mircoscopic level. It deals with ordered and disordered as well as harmonic and anharmonic surface effects. Novel experimental techniques and theoretical developments which have been applied successfully during the last decade are integrated. The contributions of this volume also include the background of the subject, typical results, and, in most cases, trends of future developments.1. Introduction: Surface Phenomena and Their Analysis by Scattering Experiments.- 1.1 Surface Phenomena.- 1.2 Scattering Methods for Surface Analysis.- 1.3 On the Temperature-Dependence of Surface Properties.- 1.4 Book Outline.- References.- Additional References with Titles.- 2. Study of Surface Phonons by Means of the Greens Function Method.- 2.1 Introductory Remarks.- 2.2 The Time-Independent Greens Function Method in Summary.- 2.3 The Greens Function Method in Surface Dynamics.- 2.4 From a Slab to a Semiinfinite Lattice: Selfconsistent Definition of the Perturbation Matrix.- 2.5 The Electronic Contribution to Surface Dynamics in the Framework of Shell Models.- 2.6 Surface Vibrations in Alkali Halides.- 2.7 Further Developments: The Study of Surface Phonon Anomalies.- References.- 3. Surface Diffusion and Layer Growth.- 3.1 Mass Transport and Growth Phenomena at Surfaces.- 3.2 Description of Surface Diffusion.- 3.3 Experimental Methods for the Study of Surface Diffusion and Typical Results.- 3.4 Growth Modes.- 3.5 Layer-Glóô