Epioptics-8 : Proceedings of the 33rd Course of the International School of Solid State Physics, Erice, Italy, 20-26 July 2004.
Title:
Epioptics-8 : Proceedings of the 33rd Course of the International School of Solid State Physics, Erice, Italy, 20-26 July 2004.
Author:
Cricenti, Antonio.
ISBN:
9789812773869
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Physical Description:
1 online resource (208 pages)
Series:
The Science and Culture Series - Physics
Contents:
CONTENTS -- Preface -- Ab-initio Theories for the Calculation of Electronic Excited States Properties -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Density Functional theory: ground state properties -- 3. The GW approach: study of charged excitations -- 4. Optical properties: study of neutral excitations -- 5. Conclusions -- Acknowledgments -- References -- Theory of Surface Second Harmonic Generation -- 1. Introduction -- 2. SHG and Surfaces -- 3. Intensity of Surface SHG -- 4. Quantum Mechanical Theory of the Susceptibility -- 5. Symmetry -- 6. Physical Origin of the Nonlinear Surface Response -- 7. A Simple Model -- 8. SHG Radiation -- 9. Refinements -- 10. Nanoparticles -- 11. Summary -- Acknowledgements -- References -- Excitation of Multiple Plasmon in Optical Second-Harmonic Generation -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Experimental details -- 3. Experimental results and discussion -- 4. Summary -- References -- Non-linear Optical Probes of Biological Surfaces -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Sum-frequency generation spectroscopy of lipid monolayers -- 3. CARS microscopy of vesicles. -- 4. Conclusions and outlook -- Acknowledgments -- References -- Ab Initio Study of the Ge( 111): Sn Surface -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Method -- 3. Results -- 4. Conclusions -- Acknowledgments -- References -- Lifetimes of Excited States -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Inherent scattering processes -- 3 Qualitative discussion of non-adiabatic ionelectron coupling -- 4 Phonon induced lifetime broadening -- 5 Calculations -- 6 Concluding Remarks -- References -- Soliton Dynamics in Non-commensurate Surface Structure -- Acknowledgments -- References -- Raman Scattering as an Epioptic Probe for Low Dimensional Structures -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Fundamentals of Raman Spectroscopy -- 3. Determination of Frequencies -- 4. Resonance of the Raman cross section -- 5. Conclusions.
Acknowlegments -- References -- Calculation of Reflectance Anisotropy for Semiconductor Surface Exploration -- 1. Theory of Reflectance Anisotropy -- 2. Computational -- 3. Example: Si(ll0) surface -- Acknowledgement -- References -- Molecular Assembly at Metal Surfaces Studied by Reflection Anisotropy Spectroscopy -- 1. Introduction -- 2. The (110) surface of FCC metals -- 3. The RAS technique -- 4. RAS of the Cu(110) surface -- 5. RAS of molecular films at metal surfaces -- 6. Conclusions -- References -- Study of Solid/Liquid Interfaces by Optical Techniques -- Introduction -- Infrared spectroscopy. -- Reflectance Anisotropy and Surface Differential Reflectance Spectroscopies. -- Second-Harmonic Generation. -- Sum-Frequency Generation. -- Surface Preparation of Cu( 110) for Ambient Environments -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Experimental details -- 3. Surface morphology -- 4. Chemical properties -- 5. Optical properties -- 6. Conclusions -- 7. Acknowledgment -- References -- Micro-Radiographs Stored in Lithium Fluoride Films Show Strong Optical Contrast with No Topographical Contribution -- References -- Metal Nanofilms Studied with Infrared Spectroscopy -- Introduction -- Basics -- Metal-film spectra -- Surface friction and charge transfer -- Surface enhanced IR absorption (SEIRA) -- Summary -- Acknowledgement -- References -- An AFM Investigation of Oligonucleotides Anchored on an Unoxidized Crystalline Silicon Surface -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Experimental Setup -- 2. Materials -- 3. Results and Discussion -- 4. Conclusions -- References -- A New Approach to Characterize Polymeric Nanofilters Contamination using Scanning Near-Field Optical Microscopy -- References.
Magnetization Reversal Processes in Fe/NiO/Fe(001) Trilayers Studied by Means of Magneto-Optical Kerr Effect -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Sample preparation -- 3. MOKE results and numerical simulations -- 4. Discussions and conclusions -- Acknowledgments -- References -- Laser-induced Band Bending Variation for ZnTe (110)1 x 1 Surface -- Acknowledgement -- References -- Optical Properties of Materials in an Undergraduate Physics Curriculum -- Abstract -- Background -- Optical Properties of Materials Module -- Conclusions -- Acknowledgements -- References.
Abstract:
This volume contains the proceedings of the 8th Epioptics Workshop, held at the Ettore Majorana Foundation and Centre for Scientific Culture, Erice, Sicily. The book assesses the capabilities of state-of-the-art optical techniques in elucidating the fundamental electronic and structural properties of semiconductor and metal surfaces, interfaces, thin layers, and layer structures. The contributions consider the usefulness of these techniques for optimization of high quality multilayer samples through feedback control during materials growth and processing. Particular emphasis is placed on the theory of non-linear optics and on dynamical processes through the use of pump-probe techniques together with the search for new optical sources. Some new applications of Scanning Near-field Optical Microscopy to material science and biological samples, dried and in vivo , with the use of different laser sources are also included. Contents: Ab-Initio Theories for the Calculation of Excited States Properties (O Pulci et al.); Theory of Surface Second Harmonic Generation (W L Mochán & J A Maytorena); Lifetime of Excited States (B Hellsing); Raman Scattering as an Epioptic Probe for Low Dimensional Structures (E Speiser et al.); Molecular Assembly at Metal Surfaces Studied by Reflection Anisotropy Spectroscopy (D S Martin); Surface Preparation of Cu(110) for Ambient Environments (G E Isted et al.); Metal Nanofilms Studied with Infrared Spectroscopy (G Fahsold et al.); Optical Properties of Materials in an Undergraduate Physics Curriculum (J R Blanco); and other papers. Readership: Researchers, graduate and postgraduate students in physics and materials science.
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