Written specifically for undergraduates, this book conveys the fundamental concepts of surface chemistry. It describes solid surfaces, their properties at macroscopic and microscopic levels and their interrelation, and reflects the striking advances made in recent years through the study of well defined single crystal surfaces. It begins with a discussion of the clean surface, its electronic and structural properties and goes on to describe adsorption, desorption, reactions and reactivity at the surface. In the final section, the growth and properties of ultrathin films is introduced. Starting with the established concepts in terms of kinetics and thermodynamics, the book develops to look at phenomena such as surface dynamics and photochemistry. Important techniques which are applied to surfaces are also covered, but this is a concept-driven rather than technique-driven approach.

About the Author
Elaine McCash, Dept. Chemistry, University of York, Heslington, York, YO1 5DD emm2@york.ac.uk

Reviews
"This book is an informative guide to the study and properties of solid surfaces, an often bewildering subject peppered with acronyms but of wide concern in both academic and industrial circles". Education in Chemistry, March 2003.
"...this book is well written in a style that is easy to read with plenty of informative illustrations and figures". Chemistry in Britain, September 2001.



Book Information
ISBN 9780198503286
Author Elaine M. McCash
Format Paperback
Page Count 190
Imprint Oxford University Press
Publisher Oxford University Press
Weight(grams) 317g
Dimensions(mm) 241mm * 168mm * 11mm