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Chemical reactions at surfaces do not follow the same reaction dynamics as atoms in the gas phase. The changes from "ideal" interactions depend on the electronic structure and the spatial and geometric shape of the surface. The dynamics of chemical reactions at surfaces have all the complexity of gas-phase molecules reaction dynamics, plus those associated with the additional phenomena due to the presence of a solid surface.
List of contents
Basic Concepts.
Surface Diffusion.
Interaction Potentials.
Quantum Treatment of Atom/Molecule-Surface Scattering.
Classical Mechanical Treatment.
The Generalized Langevin Equation.
A Semiclassical Approach.
Electron Gas Theories.
Density Functional Theory.
Electron-Hole Pair Excitation.
Perspective.
Appendices.
Bibliography.
Answers to Exercises.
Index.
About the author
GERT Due BILLING is Professor of Theoretical Chemistry at the University of Copenhagen. He serves as referee and sits on the editorial boards of numerous professional journals and has been a visiting professor at many universities and research institutions worldwide. Professor Billing is the author or coauthor of over 250 published papers and 150 conference presentations as well as Wiley's Introduction to Molecular Dynamics and Chemical Kinetics.
Summary
Covering the basic theory of atom-surface interactions, this volume combines approaches to the subject from both physics and chemistry in order to provide an understanding of surface chemistry from a molecular point of view.
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"...Billing relates the dynamics of chemical reactions at surfaces." (SciTech Book News, Vol. 24, No. 4, December 2000)
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"...Billing relates the dynamics of chemical reactions at surfaces." (SciTech Book News, Vol. 24, No. 4, December 2000)
