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Fundamentals of Surface Thermodynamics Phase Behavior and Its Related Properties
Interfacial phenomena play a crucial role in various industrial processes and daily operations. These phenomena are related to the formation of...
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Surface Physics
This chapter describes various applications of atomic and molecular physics to phenomena that occur at surfaces. Particular attention is placed on...
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Surface Brightness Fluctuations
The Surface Brightness Fluctuation (SBF) method is a powerful tool for determining distances to early-type galaxies. The method measures the...
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Nonthermal Plasma Surface Modification of Materials
This book describes the fundamentals and applicability of the atmospheric-pressure non-thermal plasma surface modification of materials. Non-thermal...
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Theory of Surface Optical Properties
The theory of surface optical properties is reviewed. The use of Many-Body Perturbation Theory, with Density Functional Theory calculations as zero...
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Surface Tension and Its Derivative Properties
Interfacial science refers to the phenomena came from interactions at the region between two different phases, such as a solid and a liquid or a gas...
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Rheology of Surface Films
Interfacial rheology concerns to the description of the mechanical behavior exhibited by interfaces and the resulting impact of surface properties on...
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Bulk-Surface Dynamics
In this chapter, based on the work by Espath [1], we aim at detailing the underlying rational mechanics of dynamic boundary conditions proposed by...
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Surface Structuring
Several industrial applications use nanosecond laser pulses for micro-structuring of surfaces on macroscopic workpieces. The quality of the resulting...
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Magnetic Fields and Stellar Surface Structures
We discuss the use of high-resolution spectroscopy for studying inhomogeneities on stellar surfaces. Examples of such inhomogeneities include...
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Surface Plasma Negative Ion Sources
Topics covered in this chapter include: Surface plasma H− ion sources for accelerators, design of surface plasma H− ion sources for accelerators,...
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An Overview on the Surface Science
Surface science is a multidisciplinary field that lies at the intersection of physics, chemistry, materials science, and engineering, delving into...
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Variety of Surface Actions in Problems of Surface Control of the Three-Component Electroacoustic Waves in a Piezoelectric Waveguide. Non-Acoustic Surface Actions
AbstractThe formulation of the problem of surface control of an electroactive unidirectional multicomponent elastic wave propagation in an infinite...
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Surface-Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy (SERS)
In 1974 Fleischmann et al. observed a strong enhancement of Raman scattering when molecules were in contact or proximity to the surface of...
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Surface-Enhanced Raman Scattering (SERS)
In this chapter, we explore one of the most effective methods for amplifying Raman signals: surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS). This phenomenon...
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Environmental Surface Balances and Imbalances
In this chapter, we capitalize on the Fried & Gurtin’s [20, 60] procedure to determine thermodynamically consistent boundary conditions by tailoring...
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Surface Plasma Production of Negative Ions
Topics covered in this chapter include: Early experiments on negative ion production in cesiated discharges; studies of negative ion emission from...
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General Remarks on Surface Plasma Sources
The development of the surface plasma method of negative ion beam production, classification of surface plasma sources, neutral beams in space (SDI),...
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Surface Profilometry
As outlined in the previous chapter, existing technologies for surface profilometry show certain drawbacks in terms of resolution, dynamic...
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Surface Flute Waves in Plasmas Eigenwaves, Excitation, and Applications
This book presents a comprehensive theoretical study of the electromagnetic eigenwaves propagating perpendicular to the axis of symmetry in various...