Course detail
Methods in Surface Science
CEITEC VUT-DS133Acad. year: 2024/2025
This course aims to provide advanced knowledge on experimental methods employed in surface science experiments. The focus is laid on deep understanding of the ultrahigh vacuum technology (UHV, 1 lecture), scanning probe methods under UHV conditions (STM, nc-AFM, STS, 2 lectures), electron spectroscopies (XPS, UPS, ARPES, 4 lectures), low-energy electron microscopy and diffraction (LEEM, LEED, 2 lectures), low energy ion scattering (LEIS, 1 lecture), and vibrational spectroscopies (FTIR, HREELS, 1 lecture). This will be complemented by an overview of other methods (2 lectures), e.g., those using synchrotron radiation.
Language of instruction
Mode of study
Guarantor
Entry knowledge
Rules for evaluation and completion of the course
Aims
Study aids
Prerequisites and corequisites
Basic literature
D. P. Woodruff: Modern techniques of surface science, 3rd edition, Cambridge University Press 2016 (EN)
G. Bracco, B. Holst: Surface Science Techniques, Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2013 (EN)
H. Ibach: Physics of Surfaces and Interfaces, Springer-Verlag, Berlin Heidelberg, 2006 (EN)
Recommended reading