Physics and Chemistry of Interfaces

Thethirdeditionofthisexcellenttextbookforadvancedstudentsinmaterialscience,chemistry,physics,biology,engineering,orforresearchersneedingbackgroundknowledgeinsurfaceandinterfacescience.Thegeneralyetcomprehensiveintroductiontothisfieldfocusesontheessentialconceptsratherthanspecificdetails,onintuitiveunderstandingratherthanlearningfacts.Thetextreflectsthemanyfacetsofthisdisciplinebylinkingphysicalfundamentals,especiallythosetakenfromthermodynamics,withapplication-specifictopics.Similarly,thetheorybehindimportantconceptsisbackedbyclearlyexplainedscientific-engineeringaspects,aswellasbyawiderangeofhigh-endapplicationsfrommicroelectronicsandbiotechnology.Manifoldhigh-endapplicationsfromsurfacetechnology,biotechnology,andmicroelectronicsareusedtoillustratethebasicconcepts.Newtothiseditionaresuchhottopicsassecondharmonicgenerationspectroscopy,surfacediffusionmechanismsandmeasurementofsurfacediffusion,opticalspectroscopyofsurfaces,atomiclayerdeposition,superlubricity,bioadhesion,andspincoating.Atthesametime,thediscussionsofliquidsurfaces,theMarangonieffect,electricdoublelayer,measurementofsurfaceforces,wetting,adsorption,andexperimentaltechniqueshavebeenupdated,whilethenumberandvarietyofexercisesareincreased,andthereferencesupdated.,