The surface ( Engl. Surface ) - the interface between two phases ( solid , liquid , gas , vacuum ) [1] .
Content
Description
For a solid, the nature of the interatomic forces on the surface is different from what takes place in its volume. As a result of this, the equilibrium structure of the upper atomic layer formed as a result of atomic rearrangement, as a rule, differs from the corresponding structure of the atomic plane in volume. This leads, in particular, to the appearance on the surface of special properties inherent only to it (for example, surface electronic states). There are two main types of atomic rearrangement on the surface: relaxation and reconstruction [1] .
See also
- Phase interface
Notes
- ↑ 1 2 Zotov Andrey Vadimovich, Saranin Alexander Alexandrovich. Surface "Dictionary of nanotechnological terms" . Rusnano . Date of treatment August 21, 2012. Archived November 24, 2012.
Literature
- Oura K., Lifshits V. G., Saranin A. A. et al. Introduction to surface physics / Ed. V.I.Sergienko. - M .: Nauka, 2006 .-- 490 p.