151618600 SURFACE PHYSICS ( 3 Crd.Hrs )

Geometrical structure, surface morphology, electronic structure, surface composition, kinetics and dynamics including adsorption, scattering, vibrations, diffusion, desorption. Structure and reactivity of surface molecules, non-thermal excitations of surfaces, catalysts and surface reactions. Surfaces of metals, oxides and semiconductors, solid-solid and solid-liquid interfaces. Modern ultrahigh vacuum methods, thin-film nanostructures and low dimensional systems.