Nanophenomena at surfaces: fundamentals of exotic condensed matter phenomena

This book presents the state of the art in nanoscale surface physics. It outlines contemporary trends in the field covering a wide range of topical areas: atomic structure of surfaces and interfaces, molecular films and polymer adsorption, biologically inspired nanophysics, surface design and pattern formation, and computer modeling of interfacial phenomena. Bridging 'classical' and 'nano' concepts, the present volume brings attention to the physical background of exotic condensed-matter properties. The book is devoted to Iwan Stranski andRostislaw Kaischew, remarkable scientists, who played a crucial role in setting up the theoretical fundamentals of nucleation and crystal growth phenomena in the last century. Covers a large variety of nanophenomena at surfaces of different classes of materials Integrates surface physics, nanosciences, material sciences, chemical physics, biological physics and crystallography Offers many insights and is a usefuly reference to scientists INDICE: Biologically Inspired Nanophysics: Wang-Landau Sampling for the HPModel.- In-situ, Real-time Observation of Thin Film Deposition: Roughening, Zeno, Grain Boundary Crossing Barrier, and Steering.- Graphene as a Template for Cluster Lattices.- Metal Catalyzed sp² Bonded Carbon Assemblies - from Nanoscale Pipettes to Macroscopic Graphene Sheets.- Alloyed Stripes on Stepped Surfaces.- Nanostructures on Thin films of Oxides and Iron.- Multi-Scale Simulation of Growth of Surfaces.- Confinement of Two-Dimensional Crystals in a Strip Geometry: What is Left from Long-Range Order?.- Oxygen Vacancies, Copper Adatoms, and Their Interactions on the Rutile TiO Surface.- One-dimensional Conductance and its Correlation with Structure and Lateral Interactions.- Quantum Tuning of the Stability, Superconductivity, and Reactivity of Ultrathin Metal Films and Metallic Alloys.- Non Stationary Theory of Evaporation and Growth of Vicinal crystal Surfaces – Instabilities and Non-linear Dynamics.- Growth and Characterization of Nanostructures on ultra Thin SiO2 Covered Si Surfaces.- Step Bunching on Silicon Surface under Electromigration.- 'Active Centers' in Catalysis – Myth or Science.- Investigating Peptide Controls on Crystal Growth: howCompeting Timescales and Electrostatic Interactions Lead to Bi-stable Growth and Catalytic Effects.- Determining Surface Relevant Energy Parameters from Island Decay and Diffusion for a Large Organic Molecule on Metal Surface.- Dissolution Kinetics of Octadecanethiolate Monolayers Electroadsorbed on Au.- Contributions to the Ge/Si Contrast on Bi/Ge/Si Surfaces.- Water on Surfaces: STM Investigation of Structure and Dynamics.- Towards a First Principles Understanding of Ice Nucleation and Salt Dissolution.- Nucleation and Growth of MagneticNanostructures.- Controlling Nanostructure Geometries with Novel Low Temperature Kinetic Pathways: Quantum Size Effects (QSE) and Long Range Interactions.-Exotic Behavior of Alkane Nanoparticles.- Ideal Nanoclusters of Pd, Ag, Pt, Au supported on MgO.- Specific Heat of Nanocrystals.- Interfaces in Molecular Films.- On Some Passive and Active Motion in Biology.- Synchrotron Radiation Based Surface Science.- The Migration of Ions through an Electroactive Polymer Monolayer.- Decoherence at Solid Surfaces.- Polymer Adsorption on a Solid Substrate.

• ISBN: 978-3-642-16509-2
• Editorial: Springer
• Encuadernacion: Cartoné
• Páginas: 350
• Fecha Publicación: 21/01/2011
• Nº Volúmenes: 1
• Idioma: Inglés