P.G. De Gennes' Impact On Science - Volume I : Solid State And Liquid Crystals.

This publication, in two volumes, is devoted to the scientific impact of the work of Nobel Laureate, Pierre-Gilles de Gennes, one of the greatest scientists of the 20th century. It covers the important fields for which de Gennes was renowned: solid state (magnetism and superconductivity), macroscopi...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: World Scientific 2009.
Colección:Series on directions in condensed matter physics.
Temas:
Gennes, Pierre-Gilles de.
Gennes, Pierre-Gilles de
Condensed matter.
Liquid crystals.
Solid state physics.
Liquid Crystals
Matière condensée.
Cristaux liquides.
Physique de l'état solide.
Condensed matter
Liquid crystals
Solid state physics
Electronic resource.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Cover13;
  • Contents
  • Preface
  • 1. Crystal Structures of Insulating Surfaces
  • 1.1 Halide Surfaces
  • 1.1.1 Alkali halide surfaces
  • 1.1.2 Alkaline earth halide surfaces
  • 1.2 Oxide Surfaces
  • 1.2.1 True insulating oxide surfaces
  • 1.2.2 Mixed conducting oxide surfaces
  • 2. Preparation Techniques of Insulating Surfaces
  • 2.1 Ultra High Vacuum.
  • 2.2 Preparation of Bulk Insulating Surfaces
  • 2.2.1 Halide surfaces
  • 2.2.2 Oxide surfaces
  • 2.2.3 Nanostructuring of insulating surfaces
  • 2.3 Deposition of Insulating Films, Metals and Organic Molecules
  • 2.3.1 Thin insulating films
  • 2.3.2 Metal adsorbates on insulators
  • 2.3.3 Organic molecules on insulators
  • 3. Scanning Probe Microscopy in Ultra High Vacuum
  • 3.1 Atomic ForceMicroscopy
  • 3.1.1 Relevant forces in AFM
  • 3.1.2 Contact AFM
  • 3.1.3 Non-contact AFM
  • 3.1.4 Kelvin probe force microscopy
  • 3.2 Scanning Tunneling Microscopy
  • 3.2.1 Scanning tunneling microscopy
  • 3.2.2 Scanning tunneling spectroscopy
  • 3.3 AtomisticModeling of SPM
  • 4. Scanning Probe Microscopy on Bulk Insulating Surfaces
  • 4.1 Halide Surfaces
  • 4.1.1 Alkali halide surfaces
  • 4.1.2 Alkaline earth halide surfaces
  • 4.2 Oxide Surfaces
  • 4.2.1 True insulating oxide surfaces
  • 4.2.2 Mixed conducting oxide surfaces
  • 4.3 Modeling AFM on Bulk Insulating Surfaces
  • 4.3.1 Halide surfaces
  • 4.3.2 Oxide surfaces
  • 5. Scanning Probe Microscopy on Thin Insulating Films
  • 5.1 Halide Films onMetals
  • 5.1.1 Carpet-like growth.
  • 5.1.2 Restructuring and patterning of vicinal surfaces
  • 5.1.3 Fractal growth at low temperatures
  • 5.2 Halide Films on Semiconductors
  • 5.3 Heteroepitaxial Growth of Alkali Halide Films
  • 5.4 Oxide Films
  • 5.5 Modeling AFM on Thin Insulating Films
  • 6. Interaction of Ions, Electrons and Photons with Halide Surfaces
  • 6.1 Ion Bombardment of Alkali Halides
  • 6.2 Electron and Photon Stimulated Desorption
  • 6.2.1 Electron stimulated desorption
  • 6.2.2 Photon stimulated desorption
  • 7. Surface Patterning with Electrons and Photons
  • 7.1 Surface Topography Modification by Electronic Excitations
  • 7.1.1 Layer-by-layer desorption
  • 7.1.2 Coexcitation with visible light
  • 7.2 Nanoscale Pits on Alkali Halide Surfaces
  • 7.2.1 Diffusion equation for F-centers
  • 8. Surface Patterning with Ions
  • 8.1 Ripple Formation by Ion Bombardment
  • 8.1.1 Linear continuum theory for ripple formation
  • 8.1.2 Beyond the continuum theory
  • 8.2 A Case Study: Ion Beam Modi.cations of KBr Surfaces
  • 9. Metal Deposition on Insulating Surfaces
  • 9.1 Metals on Halide Surfaces
  • 9.1.1 Metals on plain halide surfaces
  • 9.1.2 Metals on nanopatterned halide surfaces
  • 9.2 Metals on Oxide Surfaces
  • 9.2.1 Metals on true insulating oxide surfaces
  • 9.2.2 Metals on mixed conducting oxide surfaces
  • 9.3 Metals on Thin Insulating Films
  • 9.3.1 Metals on halide films
  • 9.3.2 Metals on oxide films
  • 9.4 Modeling AFM on Metal Clusters on Insulators
  • 10. Organic Molecules on Insulating Surfaces
  • 10.1 Chemical Structures of Organic Molecules
  • 10.1.1 Fullerene molecules
  • 10.1.2 Porphyrinmolecules
  • 10.1.3 Phthalocyanine molecules
  • 10.1.4 Perylene molecules
  • 10.2 Organic Molecules on Halide Surfaces
  • 10.2.1 Self-assembly of fullerene molecules
  • 10.2.2 Nanoscale pits as molecular tra.

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