This book presents the state of the art in nanoscale surface physics. It outlines contemporary trends in the field covering a wide range of topical areas: atomic structure of surfaces and interfaces, molecular films and polymer adsorption, biologically inspired nanophysics, surface design and pattern formation, and computer modeling of interfacial phenomena. Bridging "classical" and "nano" concepts, the present volume brings attention to the physical background of exotic condensed-matter properties. The book is devoted to Iwan Stranski and Rostislaw Kaischew, remarkable scientists, who played a crucial role in setting up the theoretical fundamentals of nucleation and crystal growth phenomena in the last century.
springer series in surface sciences 47 springer series in surface sciences Series Editors: G. Ertl, H. Lüth and D.L. Mills This series covers the whole spectrum of surface sciences, including structure and dynamics of clean and adsorbate-covered surfaces, thin films, basic surface effects, analytical methods and also the physics and chemistry of interfaces. Written by leading researchers in the field, the books are intended primarily for researchers in academia and industry and for graduate students. Please view available titles in Springer Series in Surface Sciences on series homepage http://www.springer.com/series/409 Michail Michailov (Editor) Nanophenomena at Surfaces Fundamentals of Exotic Condensed Matter Properties With 145 Figures 123 Volume Editor: Associate Professor Dr. Michail Michailov Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Institute of Physical Chemistry Georgi Bonchev Street, Block 11, 1113 Sofia, Bulgaria E-mail:
[email protected] Series Editors: Professor Dr. Gerhard Ertl Fritz-Haber-Institute der Max-Planck-Gesellschaft, Faradayweg 4–6, 14195 Berlin, Germany Professor Dr. Hans Lüth Institut für Schicht- und Ionentechnik Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH, 52425 Jülich, Germany Professor Douglas L. Mills, Ph.D. Department of Physics, University of California, Irvine, CA 92717, USA Springer Series in Surface Sciences ISSN 0931-5195 ISBN 978-3-642-16509-2 e-ISBN 978-3-642-16510-8 DOI 10.1007/978-3-642-16510-8 Springer Heidelberg Dordrecht London New York c Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2011 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are reserved, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilm or in any other way, and storage in data banks. Duplication of this publication or parts thereof is permitted only under the provisions of the German Copyright Law of September 9, 1965, in its current version, and permission for use must always be obtained from Springer. Violations are liable to prosecution under the German Copyright Law. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. Cover design: Integra Software Services Pvt. Ltd., Pondicherry Printed on acid-free paper Springer is part of Springer Science+Business Media (www.springer.com) This book is dedicated to the memory of Iwan N. Stranski (1897–1979) Rostislaw Kaischew (1908–2002) distinguished scholars who pioneered important ideas in the classical theory of crystal growth and phase formation Preface Being tightly technologically oriented, the contemporary scientific knowledge often suffers from lack of passion. The present book