PřF:FB800 Introduction to surf. phys. - Course Information

FB800 Introduction to physics of surfaces

Extent and Intensity

2/1/0. 2 credit(s) (plus extra credits for completion). Type of Completion: zk (examination).

Teacher(s)

prof. RNDr. Václav Holý, CSc. (lecturer)
prof. RNDr. Václav Holý, CSc. (seminar tutor)

Guaranteed by

prof. RNDr. Václav Holý, CSc.
Department of Condensed Matter Physics – Physics Section – Faculty of Science
Contact Person: prof. RNDr. Václav Holý, CSc.
Supplier department: Department of Condensed Matter Physics – Physics Section – Faculty of Science

Timetable

Mon 15:00–16:50 F4,03017

• Timetable of Seminar Groups:

FB800/01: Mon 17:00–17:50 F4,03017

Prerequisites

Good knowledge of solid-state physics, optics and theory of elektromagnetism. Standard knowledge of programming (Matlab, Python)

Course Enrolment Limitations

The course is offered to students of any study field.

Course objectives

Students gain basic information of physical processes at solid surfaces or interfaces, on advanced experimental methods of surface characterization, as well as a very basic information on deposition techniques

Learning outcomes

Physical processes at surfaces and interfaces; experimental methods of surface characterization; basic growth methods

Syllabus

• I. Surface crystallography
• Surface energy vs. surface tension. Crystal shapes, Wulff construction. Two-dimensional lattices, point groups, Bravais lattices Two-dimensional Brillouin zones. Real surfaces, singular and vicinal surfaces. Surface relaxation and reconstruction. Adsorption and desorption from surfaces, passivation, oxidation. The LEED method, surface x-ray scattering (XRR,SXRD).
• II. Growth of epitaxial layers
• Basic physical and chemical deposition methods: MBE, thermal deposition, vapor-phase deposition, magnetron sputtering. Models of growth: Edwards-Wilkinson equation, equation Khardar-Parisi-Zhang, fractal models, scaling relations, growth exponents. Growth modes: Vollmer-Weber, Stranski-Krastanow, van der Merwe. Equilibrium and non-equilibrium plastic relaxation, misfit dislocations. Self-organized quantum dots.
• III. Surface electron states
• Free electrons in a potential well, Friedel oscillations. Schroedinger equation of a semiinfinite one-dimensional chain. Condition of the existence of surface states. Charge of surface states and sub-surface layers. Depleted, enriched and inversion layers. Schroedinger equation of a triangular quantum well, model of two-dimensional electron gas. Electron emission from surfaces. Photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS, UPS, ARPES), STM spectroscopy, resonant tunneling.
• IV. Surface phonon states
• Conditions of extistence of phonon states localized at surface. Equation of motion of a semiinfinite linear chain. Long-wave limit, Rayleigh waves. Electromangetic wave localized at an interface, surface plasmons and polaritons. High-resolution EELS, methods TERS a SERS

Literature

• IBACH, H. Physics of surfaces and interfaces. Berlin: Springer, 2006, xii, 646. ISBN 3540347097. info
• DESJONQUÉRES, Marie Catherine and D. SPANJAARD. Concepts in surface physics. Berlin: Springer Verlag, 1998, xv, 605. ISBN 3540586229. info
• BARABÁSI, Albert-László and H. Eugene STANLEY. Fractal concepts in surface growth. 1st pub. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1995, xx, 366 s. ISBN 0-521-48318-2. info
• HERMAN, M. A. and H. SITTER. Molecular beam epitaxy : fundamentals and current status. Berlin: Springer-Verlag, 1989, xii, 382 s. ISBN 3-540-19075-9. info
• ZANGWILL, Andrew. Physics at surfaces. 1st pub. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1988, xiii, 454. ISBN 0-521-34752-1. info
• ASHCROFT, Neil W. and N. David MERMIN. Solid state physics. Fort Worth: Harcourt Brace College Publishers, 1976, xxi, 826. ISBN 0030839939. info

Teaching methods

lectures, seminars

Assessment methods

oral exam

Language of instruction

Czech

Further Comments

Study Materials
The course is taught annually.

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