Electrochemical and electrocatalytic processes are of key importance for the transition to a
sustainable energy supply as well as for a wide variety of other technologically relevant …

The role of stress at solid surfaces in a vacuum environment and in contact with a liquid
electrolyte in reconstruction, epitaxial growth and self-organization or stabilization of …

Surface and interface stresses in solids are defined and their role in the thermodynamics of
solids is presented. A discussion concerning the physical meaning of these quantities is …

Elastic properties of crystal surfaces are useful in understanding mechanical properties of
nanostructures. This paper presents a fully nonlinear treatment of surface stress and surface …

A general introduction to X-ray diffraction and its application to the study of surfaces and
interfaces is presented. The application of X-ray diffraction to various problems in surface …

Crystal growth far from thermodynamic equilibrium is nothing but homoepitaxy-thin film
growth on a crystalline substrate of the same material. Because of the absence of misfit …

Reducing the sizes of low dimensional materials leads to dramatic increase in the portion of
surface/interface atoms. The properties of a solid are essentially controlled by related …

A comprehensive account of the phenomena that occur when simple gases interact with
surfaces, this text takes a fundamental perspective. Physical adsorption involves atomic or …

Starting with a simple introduction into the phenomenon of surface stress from a
thermodynamic as well as from an atomistic viewpoint, the currently available literature on …

Scanning tunnelling microscopy (STM) has proved to be a fascinating and powerful
technique in the field of surface science. The fact that sets the STM apart from most other …