Table of Contents

Preface; 1. Introduction to surface processes; 2. Surfaces in vacuum: ultra-high vacuum techniques and processes; 3. Electron-based techniques for examining surface and thin film processes; 4. Surface processes in adsorption; 5. Surface processes in epitaxial growth; 6. Electronic structure and emission processes at metallic surfaces; 7. Semiconductor surfaces and interfaces; 8. Surface processes in thin film devices; 9. Postscript: where do we go from here?; Appendices; References.

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Graduate textbook and sourcebook on surface and thin film processes, with links to the World Wide Web.

Reviews

'Well-ordered, and extraordinarily well-referenced chapters … gives the reader an in-depth and bang-up-to-date guide to the fields covered.' Ian Forbes, Materials World

'John Venables provides a lively guide to the whole subject, including the underlying theoretical science, the essential technology, the maze of analytical methods, the growth of thin film materials, and many applications … Venable's book provides a fitting introduction … well supported by an extensive bibliography and references to scientific journal papers, as well as his web page which provides further resources. there is also a set of problems on each chapter's content, that could serve as tutorial topics … it encourages the effort needed to understand the more complex parts of this fascinating subject and I recommend the book to all seeking some understanding of surface science and technology.' Professor J. I. B. Wilson, Contemporary Physics

'… good interdisciplinary introduction to the science and technology of surfaces … a very solid, well written introductory book on surface science and technology which I highly recommend.' Michael S. Isaacson, Scanning

'J. A. Venables has written a very substantial Introduction to Surface and Thin Film Processes which goes far beyond microscopy and will certainly be seized upon avidly by surface ultramicroscopists … I suspect that most readers concerned with surfaces will not need to be told that they will be glad to have [this] book on their shelves.' P. W. Hawkes, Untramicroscopy