Handbook of surface and interface scienceVol. 1: Intuitive approach to the properties of surfaces and vacuum technology - v. 1 : Concepts and Methods

This six volume handbook offers a comprehensive overview of these and numerous other topics of both surface and interface science.

General chapters provide information on theoretical methods, and models help to explain phenomena, such as band structure calculations, chemisorption, segregation.

References to more specialized techniques accompany descriptions of the most important techniques.

Appropriate as a reference for scientists in the field and an introduction to the current methods for newcomers.

The first chapters provide basic fundamentals on such topics as vacuum technology.