Showing papers in "Surface Science Reports in 1998"

TL;DR: In this article, the structure, the electronic properties and the reactivity of supported model catalysts have been studied, in situ, by a large number of surface science techniques, and the possibility to study in situ and at the atomic level simple chemical reactions on supported catalysts.

TL;DR: In this article, the authors reviewed the early stages of epitaxial growth and showed how the growth kinetics can be employed to create well-defined island morphologies and island arrays in a self-organization process.

TL;DR: The unity bond index-quadratic exponential potential (UBI-QEP) method was proposed in this article for determining metal surface reaction energetics with a typical accuracy of 1.3 kcal/mol.

TL;DR: Grazing incidence X-ray scattering (GIXS) can provide very precise information on the atomic structure of oxide surfaces: roughness, relaxation and reconstruction as discussed by the authors, which is also well adapted to analyze the atomic structures of insulating oxide surfaces and metal/oxide interfaces.

TL;DR: In this paper, a review on the problem of adhesion in microelectromechanical systems and the application of the principles and techniques of surface science to understand and manipulate, at the atomic level, the interfacial forces which are responsible for strong adhesion of microdevices are discussed.

TL;DR: In this article, a detailed analysis of line shape studies of bulk-and surface-emission peaks measured on noble-metal surfaces and their interpretation in terms of electron and photohole lifetimes, electron-phonon interaction and defect scattering is presented.

TL;DR: A review of the current state of knowledge of the interaction of oxygen, nitrogen and mixed O+N layers with rh surfaces is presented in this article, highlighting structural aspects and their impact on the surface reactivity.

TL;DR: In this paper, the wave functions of electronic surface states are localized near the surface of solids and are well suited to monitor the physical and chemical state of the surface, thus they contribute to the charge density near surface and to the total energy of the system.

TL;DR: In this paper, a summary of the main achievements in this area is given, showing the procedures to separate the surface from the bulk spectral contributions for both the Ce 4f spectral functions and the Ce 3d core levels.