COURSE OUTLINE

Surface Science I
Physics 750:627, Chemistry 160:541
Fall  Semester 2006



Date Lecturer

 Topic

September

   

5

TEM

Introduction to course, why are surfaces interesting, begin surface thermodynamics and surface structure

8

TEM

Surface thermodynamics, cont.; surface energy, surface stability, defects.

12

TEM

Introduction to Electronic Properties: work Function, thermionic emission, field emission

15

TEM

Surface structure, two dimensional lattices

19

TEM

Electron mfp, diffraction methods: LEED

22

TEM

LEED cont.; RHEED

26

TEM

Principles of STM, AFM; SEM, LEEM

29

TEM

Introduction to electron spectroscopy: analyzers, electron optics

October

 

2

TEM

Surface Comp. - core level spectroscopies - XPS

6

TEM

Surface Composition - XPS, cont.

10

TEM

Auger electron spectroscopy

13

KR

Electronic Properties of Surfaces: jellium model, surface band structure, surface states; (Lecture 1).

17

KR

Electronic Properties of Surfaces: jellium model, surface band structure, surface states; (Lecture 2).

20

KR

Electronic Properties of Surfaces: jellium model, surface band structure, surface states; (Lecture 3).

24

RAB

Electronic properties: UPS, ARUPS, IPES (Lecture 1)

27

RAB

Electronic properties, cont. (Lecture 2)

31

TEM

Physics of ultrahigh vacuum

November

 

 

3

TEM

Physics of ultrahigh vacuum, cont.

7

EG

Chemist's approach to Bonds & Bands (Lecture 1)

10

EG

Chemist's approach to Bonds & Bands, cont. (Lecture 2) (Submit title, outline of final paper)

14

No lecture  (AVS Symposium, San Francisco)  

17

JK

Protein Adsorption Phenomena on Polymer Surfaces

22

3-hour EXAM (10:20am - 1:20 pm in SEC 218)

28

TEM

Adsorption, desorption, diffusion, etc. (Lecture 1)

December

1

TEM

Adsorption, desorption, diffusion, cont.(Lecture 2)

5

TEM

Adsorption, desorption, diffusion, cont.(Lecture 3) 

8

TEM 

Adsorption, desorption, diffusion, cont.(Lecture 4)

12

TEM 

Student papers due; oral presentations


TEM - Prof. Madey
EG    - Prof. Garfunkel
RAB - Prof. Bartynski
KB   - Prof. Burke
KR   - Prof. Rabe
JK   - Prof. Kohn

        
Second Semester Topics:

Epitaxy and film growth
Vibrational spectroscopy of surfaces
Energy transfer, sticking, atom & molecule scatt.
Heterogeneous catalysis
Nanoscience and nanotechnology
DIET processes
Semiconductor surfaces: structure, oxidation
Schottky barriers, interfaces
Oxide surfaces
Ion beam methods (MEIS, RBS, LEIS, SIMS)
Electromagnetic response
Laser - solid interactions; dynamics of desorption; optical properties of surfaces
Surface Magnetism
Surface processes related to biomaterials.