Introduction to Surface and Superlattice Excitations

Michael G. Cottam (Author), David R. Tilley (Author)

9780521321549, Cambridge University Press

Hardback, published 6 April 1989

344 pages, 164 b/w illus.
22.9 x 15.2 x 2.4 cm, 0.68 kg

'A well-written introduction to the study of acoustic, magnetic, and optic properties associated with the surfaces of solids and liquids.' Choice

An introduction to the properties of wavelike excitations associated with surfaces and interfaces. The emphasis is on acoustic, optic, and magnetic excitations, and, apart from one section on liquid surfaces, the text concentrates on solids. The important topic of superlattices is also discussed, in which the different kinds of excitation are considered from a unified point of view.

Peface
1. Introduction
2. Surface waves on elastic media and liquids
3. Surface magnons
4. Surface magnetostatic modes
5. Electronic surface states and dielectric functions
6. Surface polaritons
7. Layered structures and superlattices
8. Concluding remarks
Appendix
References
Index.

Subject Areas: Condensed matter physics [liquid state & solid state physics PHFC]