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Author:   David L. Allara (Pennsylvania State University (United States)) ,  Prof. Robert L. Opila (University of Delaware (United States))
Publisher:   Institute of Physics Publishing
Imprint:   Institute of Physics Publishing
ISBN:  

9780750349147

ISBN 10:   075034914
Pages:   375
Publication Date:   12 February 2026
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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1. Introduction to Interfaces 2. Structure and Defects of Periodically Arranged Materials 3. Surface Structure 4. Surface and Interface Thermodynamics a. Basic concept of surface tension - a mechanical view of the surface as a stretchable membrane under tension b. Combined effects of phase equilibrium with surface work - control of vapor pressure, nucleation, and size and shape of objects by surface tension c. Interfacial tension, adhesion, equilibrium shapes of contacting media, contact angles and capillary effects d. Multicomponent media: The enrichment of solution components at surfaces - from metal alloys to surfactants in aqueous 5. Equilibrium Adsorption at Solid Surfaces 6. Surface Dynamics 7. Electrical Properties and Related Phemomena a. Fundamentals of surface electrical properties b. Surface characterization by electron spectroscopies -- tools for surface/interface characterization 8. Surface Chemical Bonding 9. Catalysis at Surfaces 10. Forces at the Nanoscale a. Electrical basis of long-range forces b. Forces between macroscopic objects c. Colloidal systems

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David L. Allara is a Distinguished Professor Emeritus in the departments of Chemistry and Materials Science and Engineering at Pennsylvania State University. In 1969, he joined the technical staff at Bell Laboratories and became a research manager at Bell Communications Research in 1984. He joined Penn State in 1987. Among his awards, Allara has received the Arthur Adamson Award from the American Chemical Society, an Honorary Doctorate of Science from Linkoping University, and he is a Fellow of The American Association for The Advancement of Science (AAAS). Robert L. Opila is a Professor in the Materials Science Department at the University of Delaware. He joined Bell Laboratories, where he studied the role of surfaces and interfaces in electronic and photonic materials and devices. He was named Distinguished Member of Technical Staff and promoted to Technical Supervisor. He joined the University of Delaware in 2002 and his research now includes photovoltaic and thermoelectric materials as well as semiconductor processing. Opila is a Fellow of the American Vacuum Society and an editor of Applied Surface Science, and has completed terms as Fulbright Fellow at Bilkent University in Turkey, and as Visiting Professorial Fellow at the University of New South Wales.

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