Landolt-Brnstein Group III
: Condensed Matter
Volume 24 

Physics of Solid Surfaces 

Subvolume C Interaction of Charged Particles and Atoms with Surfaces 
Introductory material 
1 
General introduction (G. CHIAROTTI) 1

1.1 
Motivations for a Landolt-Brnstein volume on surface physics 1

1.2 
Outline of the volume 2

1.3 
How to consult the volume 12

1.4 
List of frequently used symbols and abbreviations 13

1.5 
Conversion tables 20

1.6 
Crystal structures and bulk lattice parameters of materials quoted in the volume 21

1.7 
References for 1 27

2 
See Vol. 24A 
3 - 5 See Vol. 24B 
6 
Interaction of charged particles with surfaces 29

6.1 
Elastic scattering and diffraction of electrons and positrons (E. ZANAZZI) 29

6.1.1 
Introduction 29

6.1.1.1 
Definitions and historical layout 29

6.1.1.2 
The diffraction of electrons and positrons 30

6.1.1.3 
Experimental considerations 31

6.1.1.4 
Diffraction theories and methods 34

6.1.1.4.1 
LEED 35

6.1.1.4.1.1 
Alternative methods using LEED 37

6.1.1.4.1.2 
Simplifications and calculations 38

6.1.1.4.1.3 
The scattering potential in LEED 39

6.1.1.4.1.4 
The effect of temperature 40

6.1.1.4.1.5 
Structure determination 40

6.1.1.4.1.6 
Precision and reliability 42

6.1.1.4.2 
VLEED 43

6.1.1.4.3 
SPLEED 44

6.1.1.4.4 
RHEED 45

6.1.1.4.5 
LEPD 47

6.1.1.5 
Clean surfaces 47

6.1.2 
Data 48

6.1.3 
Appendix 86

6.1.4 
References for 6.1 88

6.2 
Inelastic scattering of electrons (M. ROCCA) 113

6.2.1 
Introduction 113

6.2.1.1 
Preliminary remarks 113

6.2.1.2 
The EELS experiment 113

6.2.1.3 
EEL-spectrometer designs 115

6.2.1.4 
Inelastic cross section 119

6.2.1.4.1 
Dipole scattering 119

6.2.1.4.2 
Impact scattering 123

6.2.2 
Data 126

6.2.2.1 
Metals and semimetals 126

6.2.2.1.1 
Surface phonons 126

6.2.2.1.2 
Surface plasmons 129

6.2.2.1.3 
Electron-hole pair and Stoner excitations 141

6.2.2.2 
Semiconductors 150

6.2.2.2.1 
III-V semiconductors 150

6.2.2.2.2 
Si and Ge 156

6.2.2.3 
Insulators and oxides 166

6.2.3 
References for 6.2 171

6.3 
Elastic and inelastic scattering of ions (P. ALKEMADE) 176

6.3.1 
Introduction 176

6.3.1.1 
Preliminary remarks 176

6.3.1.2 
Low energy ion scattering 176

6.3.1.2.1 
Scattering phenomena 177

6.3.1.2.2 
Charge exchange 178

6.3.1.2.3 
Surface structure determination 178

6.3.1.3 
Medium and high energy ion scattering 179

6.3.1.3.1 
Channeling, shadowing and blocking 180

6.3.1.3.2 
Surface structure determination 180

6.3.2 
Data 181

6.3.3 
References for 6.3 261

7 
Interaction of atoms with surfaces (V. CELLI) 278

7.1 
Introduction 278

7.1.1 
Preliminary remarks 278

7.1.2 
Elastic scattering: the atom-surface potential 279

7.1.2.1 
Kinematics and resonant scattering 280

7.1.2.2 
Semi-empirical atom-surface potentials 280

7.1.2.3 
Hard wall models 281

7.1.2.4 
Theory of the elastic atom-surface potential 283

7.1.2.4.1 
The static repulsive potential 283

7.1.2.4.2 
The static attractive potential 284

7.1.2.4.3 
The total static potential 285

7.1.3 
Inelastic scattering: surface phonons 286

7.1.3.1 
Kinematics 286

7.1.3.1.1 
Kinematic focussing 287

7.1.3.2 
Dynamical theory 288

7.1.3.2.1 
The distorted wave Born approximation (DWBA) 288

7.1.3.2.2 
Relation to phonon density of states and correlation functions 290

7.1.3.3 
The inelastic atom-surface interaction 290

7.1.3.3.1 
The dynamic repulsion and the cutoff factor 291

7.1.3.3.2 
Dynamical effects of the attractive potential 291

7.2 
Phonon spectra and surface potential data 292

7.3 
References for 7 323


General index (See Vol. 24D)
Introduction
Index of surfaces

