In the light of recent experimental as well as theoretical studies, we summarize our present
understanding of polar oxide surfaces and examine fundamental issues regarding their …

Interactions between metals and oxides are key factors to determine the performance of
metal/oxide heterojunctions, particularly in nanotechnology, where the miniaturization of …

Metal particles grown by vapour deposition on clean and well-defined oxide surfaces are
used as model catalysts. These new model catalysts allow, unlike metal single crystals, a …

The theory of metal-ceramic interfaces is a collection of approaches which are
complementary. They range from thermodynamic modelling based on empirical correlations …

The realization of molecule-based miniature devices with advanced functions requires the
development of new and efficient approaches for combining molecular building blocks into …

Metal oxide interfaces, metal coatings or dispersed metals on oxide supports play an
important part in many technological areas. Nevertheless, there is still a lack of fundamental …

Ultrathin oxide films on metals offer new opportunities for the design of supported
nanoclusters with potential use in catalysis. This requires a characterization at the atomistic …

The aim of this book is to acquaint the reader with what the authors regard as the most basic
characteristics of quasicrystals--structure, formation and stability, and properties--in …

The study of metal deposits on oxides represents a field of wide interest with respect to
applications as well as to basic science. The state of the art of the field is reviewed on the …

The well-ordered aluminum oxide film formed by oxidation of the NiAl (110) surface is the
most intensely studied metal surface oxide, but its structure was previously unknown. We …