TFFY97 | Surface Physics, 3,8 ECTS-points /Ytfysik/ Advancement level: D | |
Aim: To provide the student an insight into a current research field and elucidate the importance, in different technical circumstances, of knowing the composition and structure in the outermost layers of a solid. Prerequisites: TFFY 28 Modern Physics, TFFY 54 Quantum Mechanics are recommended. TFFY 70 Physics of Condensed Matter I is desirable. Course content: The atomic composition and structure at surfaces of solids. Different surface analysis methods. Surface properties such as: work functions, surface states and surface diffusion. Simple surface adsorption processes. Course literature: Zangwill A.: "Physics at Surfaces", Cambridge University Press 1988. | ||
TEN1 | A written examination., 2 p. | |
LAB1 | Two laboratory work assignments., 0,5 p. | |
Course language is English. |