Surface Structure Determination by LEED and X-rays

Discover exciting new developments and applications of LEED and X-ray diffraction, alongside detailed introductory material.

Wolfgang Moritz (Author), Michel A. Van Hove (Author)

9781108418096, Cambridge University Press

Hardback, published 25 August 2022

500 pages
25 x 17.5 x 3.1 cm, 0.98 kg

'The book 'Surface Structure Determination by LEED and X-rays' is a comprehensive treatment of methods to determine the structure of surfaces. It serves as an excellent reference book and parts of it may be used as the primary text in a course at the advanced undergraduate or beginning graduate levels. The book assumes no prior knowledge of structural determination methods and the chapters are arranged in an easy-to follow manner. It is a must-have manuscript for researchers in condensed matter materials.' David Shuk Yin Tong, School of Science and Engineering, Chinese University of Hong Kong

This timely text covers the theory and practice of surface and nanostructure determination by low-energy electron diffraction (LEED) and surface X-ray diffraction (SXRD): it is the first book on such quantitative structure analysis in over 30 years. It provides a detailed description of the theory, including cutting-edge developments and tested experimental methods. The focus is on quantitative techniques, while the qualitative interpretation of the LEED pattern without quantitative I(V) analysis is also included. Topics covered include the future study of nanoparticles, quasicrystals, thermal parameters, disorder and modulations of surfaces with LEED, with introductory sections enabling the non-specialist to follow all the concepts and applications discussed. With numerous colour figures throughout, this text is ideal for undergraduate and graduate students and researchers, whether experimentalists or theorists, in the fields of surface science, nanoscience and related technologies. It can serve as a textbook for graduate-level courses of one or two semesters.

1. Introduction
2. Basic elements
3. LEED experiment
4. Interpretation of the diffraction pattern
5. LEED theory: basic formalisms
6. LEED theory: applications
7. Surface x-ray diffraction.

Subject Areas: Nanotechnology [TBN]