Bracco G., Holst B. Surface Science Techniques

Springer, 2013. — 663 p. — (Springer Series in Surface Sciences 51).The book describes the experimental techniques employed to study surfaces and interfaces. The emphasis is on the experimental method. Therefore all chapters start with an introduction of the scientific problem, the theory necessary to understand how the technique works and how to understand the results. Descriptions of real experimental setups, experimental results at different systems are given to show both the strength and the limits of the technique. In a final part the new developments and possible extensions of the techniques are presented. The included techniques provide microscopic as well as macroscopic information. They cover most of the techniques used in surface science.Macroscopic Techniques
Contact Angle and Wetting Properties
Adsorption Calorimetry on Well-Defined Surfaces
Optical Techniques
Methods of IR Spectroscopy for Surfaces and Thin Films
A Surface Scientist’s View on Spectroscopic Ellipsometry
Nonlinear Vibrational Spectroscopy
X-Ray Techniques
Grazing Incidence X-Ray Diffraction
X-Ray Reflectivity
Resonant Photoelectron Diffraction
Surface Structure Analysis with X-Ray Standing Waves
Advanced Applications of NEXAFS Spectroscopy for Functionalized Surfaces
Neutral Particle Techniques
Neutron Reflectivity
Probing Surfaces with Thermal He Atoms: Scattering and Microscopy with a Soft Touch
The Helium Spin-Echo Method
Diffraction of H
Charged Particle Techniques
Low Energy Ion Scattering and Recoiling Spectroscopy in Surface Science
Helium Ion Microscopy
High Resolution Electron Energy Loss Spectroscopy (HREELS): A Sensitive and Versatile Surface Tool
Low-Energy Electron Microscopy
Scanning Probe Techniques
Scanning Tunneling Microscopy
Surface Characterization Using Atomic Force Microscopy (AFM) in Liquid Environments
Atomic Force Microscopy for Surface Imaging and Characterization of Supported Nanostructures