Surface Chemistry

Identifier
Chem 5760
Course Semester/Year
Spring 2026

Sections

Surface Chemistry - One Section Offered 5760 S26

Day/Time:
Monday, Wednesday, Friday 11:00 am - 11:50 am
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Description

Gas-surface interactions and techniques of characterization. Idealized surface lattices, surface tension, Wulff plots, work function, adsorbate-adsorbate interactions, 2D phase diagrams, diffusion, thin film growth, adsorption and desorption mechanisms/energetics/kinetics, adsorption isotherms, vacuum techniques, electron- and ion-based spectroscopies for surface analysis (including AES, FIM, XPS, UPS, EXAFS, EELS, SIMS, LEED and STM). Offered even-numbered years.