After successful completion of the course, students are able to understand the concepts and research questions in modern surface physics and be able to make sense of scientific research papers in this area.

Description of solid surfaces; chemical, crystallographic, and electronic structure of surfaces; thermodynamics; crystallography; adsorption  and desorption of molecules;  principles of surface spectroscopy.

In addition to the lecture, in-class exercises and interactive discussions will be held.  Lab visits will be offered as appropriate.

The understanding of the physical and chemical concepts of surface science will be discussed together with the student. 

You can also register by sending an email to:   

ulrike.diebold@tuwien.ac.at

For lecture notes please email diebold@iap.tuwien.ac.at

Recommended reading: 

Klaus Wandelt, editor, ‘Surface and Interface Science’, Wiley-VCH 2012, Volume 1 and Volume 2.  ISBN 978-3-527-411156-6

K. Oura, V.G. Lifshits, A.A. Saranin, A.V. Zotov, M. Katayama, ‘Surface Science’, Advanced Texts in Physics, Springer Verlag 2003,  ISBN 3-540-00545-5