Metal Surface Electron Physics

ISBN: 9780080426754 出版年：1996 页码：312 Kiejna, A Wojciechowski, K F Pergamon_RM

Section and chapter headings: Classical Description of Metal Surface. The geometry of metal crystals and surfaces. The surface of real metals. Thermodynamics of the surface of crystal. Quantum Theory of Metal Surface. Electrons in metals. Electron density functional theory. Electron gas near the metal surface. Sum rules and rigorous theorems for jellium surface. Surface energy and surface stress. Work function. Work function of simple metals: relation between theory and experiment.Variational electron density profiles: trial functions. Image potential and image plane. Metal surface in a strong external electric field. Alloy surfaces. Quantum size effect and small metallic particles. Metal Surfaces in Contact with Other Bodies. Adsorption of alkali atoms on metal surface. Adhesion between metal surfaces. Universal scaling of binding energies. Appendices. References. Index.