Physics of Solid Surfaces

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-xxiii

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2. General introduction

   • G. Chiarotti, P. Chiaradia

   Pages 3-11

3. Introduction to basic principles of surface structure theoretical simulation

   • A. Shkrebtii, M. Rohlfing

   Pages 15-16

4. Physics mechanisms of the surface structure formation

   • A. Shkrebtii, M. Rohlfing

   Pages 17-25

5. Compilation of the theoretical frameworks for surface structure simulations

   • A. Shkrebtii, M. Rohlfing

   Pages 26-27

6. Determination of the total energy of a many-particle system

   • A. Shkrebtii, M. Rohlfing

   Pages 28-37

7. Basic numerical approaches for surface structure simulation

   • A. Shkrebtii, M. Rohlfing

   Pages 38-39

8. Comparing theoretically simulated and experimentally determined surface structures

   • A. Shkrebtii, M. Rohlfing

   Pages 40-42

9. Application to prototypical homopolar semiconductor clean surfaces

   • A. Shkrebtii, M. Rohlfing

   Pages 43-52

10. Application to prototypical heteropolar semiconductor clean surfaces

    • A. Shkrebtii, M. Rohlfing

    Pages 53-61

11. Application to prototypical metal clean surfaces: the Au(110) 1 × 2 missing-row structure

    • A. Shkrebtii, M. Rohlfing

    Pages 62-64

12. Application to prototypical metal-oxide clean surfaces: the complex TiO2 (110) surface reconstruction

    • A. Shkrebtii, M. Rohlfing

    Pages 65-65

13. Conclusions about theoretical foundations and simulation of surface structures

    • A. Shkrebtii, M. Rohlfing

    Pages 66-66

14. Introduction to surface reconstruction and relaxation

    • A. Shkrebtii, F. Filippone, A. Fasolino

    Pages 69-74

15. Clean surfaces of semiconductors: introductory remarks

    • A. Shkrebtii, F. Filippone, A. Fasolino

    Pages 75-78

16. Homopolar cubic semiconductors: clean diamond surfaces C(100), C(110), and C(111)

    • A. Shkrebtii, F. Filippone, A. Fasolino

    Pages 79-84

17. Homopolar cubic semiconductors: clean silicon surfaces Si(100), Si(110), and Si(111)

    • A. Shkrebtii, F. Filippone, A. Fasolino

    Pages 85-94

18. Homopolar cubic semiconductors: clean germanium surfaces Ge(100), Ge(110), and Ge(111)

    • A. Shkrebtii, F. Filippone, A. Fasolino

    Pages 95-100

19. Heteropolar cubic semiconductors: low-index surfaces of zinc blend compound semiconductors

    • A. Shkrebtii, F. Filippone, A. Fasolino

    Pages 101-105

20. Heteropolar Wurtzite type semiconductors

    • A. Shkrebtii, F. Filippone, A. Fasolino

    Pages 106-107

The reader will get an overview of the past and present research in all fields of Surface Science. Readers not familiar with a given field will benefit from the tutorial character of the Introductions, as a rule present in every chapter. Throughout the book emphasis is mainly given to clean surfaces although sometimes adsorbate-covered surfaces are also accounted for. Many readers will be particularly interested in chapters dealing with recently developed topics (graphene, nanotubes, metal oxides, solid-liquid interfaces, theoretical simulations, manipulation of atoms at surfaces with the methods of scanning probe microscopy, Casimir effect, etc.), for which research is continuously evolving. As it is customary in the LB Series, the results obtained in a given field are quoted as thoroughly as possible. The most relevant among them are presented in the form of figures (or tables), and comments or comparisons with other results are usually provided.

• clean surfaces
• data series
• metal surfaces
• semiconductor surfaces
• solid surfaces
• solid-liquid interfaces
• surface physics

• Department of Physics, University of Rome Tor Vergata, Rome, Italy

  G. Chiarotti, P. Chiaradia

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