Yates Jr.J.T. Experimental Innovations in Surface Science: A Guide to Practical Laboratory Methods and Instruments

2nd Edition. – Springer International Publishing, Switzerland, 2015. – 637 p. – ISBN: 9783319176673This book is a new edition of a classic text on experimental methods and instruments in surface science. It offers practical insight useful to chemists, physicists, and materials scientists working in experimental surface science. This enlarged second edition contains almost 300 descriptions of experimental methods. The more than 50 active areas with individual scientific and measurement concepts and activities relevant to each area are presented in this book. The key areas covered are: Vacuum System Technology, Mechanical Fabrication Techniques, Measurement Methods, Thermal Control, Delivery of Adsorbates to Surfaces, UHV Windows, Surface Preparation Methods, High Area Solids, Safety. The book is written for researchers and graduate students.Vacuum System Technology
Motion in Vacuum
Sample Transfer
Electrical Connections
Pumping and Trapping
Bakeout
Behavior of UHV Systems
Mechanical Action on Samples
Gasket Seals
Leak Repairs and Detection
Specialized UHV Systems
Mechanical Fabrication Techniques
Grids
Conductive Coatings
Phosphor Screens
Thermionic Emitters
Shielding
Single Crystal Fabrication/Orientation
Tip Fabrication
Spot-Welding
Measurement Methods
Electrons
Ions
Photons (UV)
Kinetics of Adsorption/Adsorbate Coverages
Mass Spectrometry
Temperature-Programmed Desorption/Reaction
Gas Chromatography—Enhanced Sensitivity
Work Function, Tunneling Spectroscopy and Ellipsometry
Radioactive Adsorbates
Thin Film Deposition
Infrared Spectroscopy
Calorimetric Heats of Adsorption—Single Crystals
Surface Debye Temperature
Friction and Fracture
Thermal Control
Heating Samples
Cooling Samples
Temperature Measurements
Delivery of Adsorbates to Surfaces
Gases
Evaporation Sources
Active Gases and Species
Electrochemical Sources and Devices
Gas Purification
Liquid Handling in UHV
UHV Windows
Spectroscopic Windows
Observation Windows
Surface Preparation Methods
Cleaning Metal and Semiconductor Crystals—Examples
High-Area Solids
Infrared Cells
Adsorption/Desorption—Thermal
Safety
Protecting the Vacuum System
Protecting Personnel