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Atomic and Ionic Impact Phenomena on Metal Surfaces

The collisions of neutral or charged gaseous particles with solid surfaces govern many physical and chemical phenomena, as has been The gas/solid phenomena in turn depend on a recognized for a long time. great variety of processes such as the charge transfer of the gas/solid interface, adsorption an...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Kaminsky, M.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Berlin, Heidelberg Springer Berlin Heidelberg 1965, 1965
Edition:1st ed. 1965
Series:Struktur und Eigenschaften der Materie in Einzeldarstellungen
Subjects:
Spectrum Analysis
Condensed Matter Physics
Spectroscopy
Condensed Matter
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Collection: Springer Book Archives -2004 - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
Table of Contents:
  • 13.2. Experimental Data for the Total Yield and Energy Distribution of Secondary Electrons from De-excitation of Metastable Atoms and Ions on Metal Surfaces
  • 13.3. Theoretical Aspects of the Auger De-excitation of Metastable Atoms on Metal Surfaces
  • 14. The Emission of Electrons from Metal Surfaces by Bombardment with Charged and Uncharged Particles (Kinetic Emission)
  • 14.1. Introduction
  • 14.2. Experimental Methods
  • 14.3. Experimental Results
  • 14.4. Theoretical Aspects of the Kinetic Emission of Secondary Electrons
  • Literature
  • Author Index
  • 9. Formation and Emission of Negative Ions at Metal Surfaces (NSI)
  • 9.1. Theoretical Considerations
  • 9.2. Experimental Methods
  • 9.3. Experimental Results
  • 10. Sputtering of Metal Surfaces by Ion Bombardment
  • 10.1. Introduction
  • 10.2. Experimental Methods
  • 10.3. Experimental Results
  • 10.4. Theoretical Treatments of the Sputtering Process
  • 11. Ion Scattering from Metal Surfaces
  • 11.1 Definitions: Ion-Reflection Coefficient and Secondary-Emission Coefficient
  • 11.2 Experimental Techniques
  • 11.3. Experimental Ion-Reflection and Secondary-Emission Coefficients
  • 11.4. Theoretical Treatment of Ion Scattering from Metal Surfaces
  • 12. Neutralization of Ions on Metal Surfaces (Potential Emission of Secondary Electrons)
  • 12.1. Introductory Remarks and Definitions
  • 12.2. Auger Neutralization; Resonance Neutralization
  • 13. De-excitation of Metastable Atoms and Ions on Metal Surfaces
  • 13.1. Introductory Remarks and Description of Experimental Methods
  • 1. The Nature of the Metal Surface
  • 1.1. The Heterogeneous Surface
  • 1.2. Theoretical Description of Metal Surfaces. The Work function
  • 2. Determination of the Work Function of Metal Surfaces
  • 2.1. Thermal Emission of Electrons
  • 2.2. Thermal Emission of Ions
  • 2.3. Photoelectric Method
  • 2.4. Method Based on the Field Emission of Electrons
  • 2.5. Measurements of Contact Potential
  • 2.6. Electron Reflection Method
  • 3. Preparation of Metal Surfaces
  • 3.1. Thermal Desorption; the Flash-Filament Method
  • 3.2. Ion Bombardment of the Surface
  • 3.3. Evaporation of Thin Layers
  • 3.4. Galvanotechnic Procedures
  • 4. Binding Forces Effective in the Collision of Atoms and Molecules with Metal Surfaces
  • 4.1. vanderWaals Forces—Physical Adsorption
  • 4.2. Exchange Forces—Weak Chemisorption on Homogeneous and Heterogeneous Surfaces
  • 4.3. Heteropolar Binding Forces—Strong Chemisorption
  • 5. Energetics of Surface Reactions
  • 5.1. General Remarks and Definitions
  • 5.2. Heats of Adsorption for Physical Adsorption
  • 5.3. Heats of Adsorption for Weak Chemisorption
  • 5.4. Heats of Adsorption for Strong Chemisorption
  • 6. Inelastic Collisions of Atoms and Molecules with Metal Surfaces: The Accommodation Coefficient
  • 6.1. Definition and General Remarks
  • 6.2. Methods for Measuring Accommodation Coefficients
  • 6.3. Experimental Results on Accommodation Coefficients
  • 6.4. Determination of Relaxation Times for the Process of Energy Exchange between the Normal Vibrational States of the System Comprising Adsorbed Molecule and Metal Surface
  • 7. Elastic Collisions of Atoms and Molecules with Metal Surfaces
  • 8. Emission of Positive Ions Formed at Metal Surfaces (Surface Ionization)
  • 8.1. Theoretical Considerations
  • 8.2. Relation of the Saha-Langmuir Equation to the Frenkel Equationand to Charge-Transfer Probabilities
  • 8.3. Experimental Investigation of Positive Surface Ionization (PSI)

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