David G. Cahill Professor of Materials Science

MatSE 582: Surface Physics

• Syllabus
• Course schedule
• schedule notes: lectures cancelled on Aug. 23, 30; Sept. 18, 20; Oct. 4, 25. Make-up lectures at 1-1:50 in 4101 MSEB on Sept. 13, 27; Oct. 11, 18; and Nov. 1, 15, 29.
• Current literature for discussion
• list of claimed Wikipedia topics for surface science
• Grading and writing tips for papers
• Slides

  Diffraction
  Ion scattering
  Microscopy
  Surface diffusion
  
• Problem sets
  1. 2D crystallography, tube conductance, evaporation sources
  2. 2D diffraction
  3. Electron spectroscopy
  4. Ion scattering
  5. Microscopy
  6. Surface structures
  7. Surface defects and crystal shape
  8. Surface thermodynamics and adsorption
  9. Jellium, work functions
  10. Surface diffusion
  11. Growth
• Scope of quizzes

  Sept. 13 Problem set #1; textbook pages 3-44.

  Sept. 27 Problem set #2; textbook pages 47-74.

  Oct. 9 Problem set #3; textbook pages 77-107.

  Oct. 11 Problem set #4; textbook pages 109-142.

  Oct. 18 Problem set #5; textbook pages 145-168.

  Oct. 30: Problem set #6; textbook pages 171-194.

  Nov. 1: Problem set #7; textbook pages 229-260.

  Nov. 8: Problem set #8; textbook pages 295-322.

  Nov. 15: Problem set #9; textbook pages 261-292.

  Nov. 29: Problem set #10; textbook pages 325-355.

  Dec. 6: Problem set #10; textbook pages 357-386.
• Bibliography
  • Paper topics: techniques
  • Diffraction: kinematic theory
  • Surface diffraction
  • Near-field microscopy
  • Surface physics reviews, monographs, and textbooks
  • Spectroscopic techniques
  • Thermodynamics of interfaces
  • Tunneling microscopies
  • Useful introductions to surface science
  • Work functions
• Links
  • Illinois Compass
  • Lecture notes
  • Mathworld at Wolfram
  • Crystal structures
  • Escher web sketch
  • 2D space group applet
  • plane symmetry groups
  • RHEED
  • web-based module on diffraction;
  • Ewald sphere applet
  • Atom probe
  • Surface explorer
  • x-ray reflectivity
  • Virtual journal of nanoscale science and technology




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