This report deals with the mechanism behind the unusual behavior of nanostructures in
mechanical strength, thermal stability, acoustics (lattice dynamics), photonics, electronics …

As a much-enriched supplement to the previous review paper entitled the “Effective work
functions for ionic and electronic emissions from mono-and polycrystalline surfaces”[Prog …

In organics-based (opto) electronic devices, the interface dipoles formed at the
organic/metal interfaces play a key role in determining the barrier for charge (hole or …

Confinement of electrons in small structures such as a thin film results in discrete quantum
well states. Such states can be probed by angle-resolved photoemission, as first predicted …

We present self-consistent pseudopotential calculations of both surface and image potential
states on simple metal surfaces: Li (110), Na (110), Be (0001), Mg (0001), Al (100), and Al …

The theory of surface electronic states is a widely researched topic which underlies all our
knowledge of the behaviour of electrons at solid surfaces. It is of paramount importance in …

The present report deals with the main aspects of the interaction of slow (impact velocity
typically below 1 au) multicharged ions (MCI) with atomically clean solid surfaces of metals …

Inverse photoemission spectroscopy (IPES) is the new name for bremsstrahlung isochromat
spectroscopy. It is used to study the unoccupied electronic states in solids and at their …

It has long been recognised that the discontinuity in potential at a crystal surface can trap
electrons in a surface state. As early as the 1930's Tamml and Shockleyz showed that …

This report features the recent progress in understanding the behaviour of atoms and
valence electrons involved in the process of oxidation, and some technological development …