TY - BOOK ID - 5448990 TI - Specimen Handling, Preparation, and Treatments in Surface Characterization AU - Czanderna, Alvin W. AU - Powell, Cedric J. AU - Madey, Theodore E. PY - 1998 VL - 4 SN - 9780306458873 030645887X 9780306469138 9786610205424 1280205423 0306469138 PB - New York, NY : Springer US : Imprint: Springer, DB - UniCat KW - Surfaces (Physics) KW - Surface chemistry KW - Surfaces (Technology) KW - Surfaces (Physique) KW - Chimie des surfaces KW - Surfaces (Technologie) KW - Methodology. KW - Méthodologie KW - Surface chemistry -- Methodology. KW - Surfaces (Physics) -- Methodology. KW - Surfaces (Technology). KW - Atomic Physics KW - Physics KW - Physical Sciences & Mathematics KW - Methodology KW - Chemistry. KW - Analytical chemistry. KW - Physical chemistry. KW - Chemical engineering. KW - Electrical engineering. KW - Optical materials. KW - Electronic materials. KW - Materials science. KW - Analytical Chemistry. KW - Physical Chemistry. KW - Industrial Chemistry/Chemical Engineering. KW - Electrical Engineering. KW - Optical and Electronic Materials. KW - Characterization and Evaluation of Materials. KW - Analytical biochemistry. KW - Chemistry, Physical organic. KW - Computer engineering. KW - Surfaces (Physics). KW - Material science KW - Physical sciences KW - Electronic materials KW - Optics KW - Materials KW - Electric engineering KW - Engineering KW - Chemistry, Industrial KW - Engineering, Chemical KW - Industrial chemistry KW - Chemistry, Technical KW - Metallurgy KW - Chemistry, Theoretical KW - Physical chemistry KW - Theoretical chemistry KW - Chemistry KW - Analysis, Chemical KW - Analytic chemistry KW - Chemical analysis KW - Chemistry, Analytic KW - Surfaces (Physics) - Methodology. KW - Surface chemistry - Methodology. UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:5448990 AB - With the development in the 1960s of ultrahigh vacuum equipment and techniques and electron, X-ray, and ion beam techniques to determine the structure and composition of interfaces, activities in the field of surface science grew nearly exponentially. Today surface science impacts all major fields of study from physical to biological sciences, from physics to chemistry, and all engineering disciplines. The materials and phenomena characterized by surface science range from se- conductors, where the impact of surface science has been critical to progress, to metals and ceramics, where selected contributions have been important, to bio- terials, where contributions are just beginning to impact the field, to textiles, where the impact has been marginal. With such a range of fields and applications, questions about sample selection, preparation, treatment, and handling are difficult to cover completely in one review article or one chapter. Therefore, the editors of this book have assembled a range of experts with experience in the major fields impacted by surface characterization. It is the only book which treats the subject of sample handling, preparation, and treatment for surface characterization. It is full of tricks, cautions, and handy tips to make the laboratory scientist’s life easier. With respect to organization of the book, the topics range from discussion of vacuum to discussion of biological, organic, elemental or compound samples, to samples prepared ex situ or in situ to the vacuum, to deposition ofthin films. Generic considerations of sample preparation are also given. ER -