Includes bibliographical references (pages 217-239) and index.
Preface ; List of Acronyms ; 1 Introduction to the Rare Earths ; 1.1 What's in a Name? ; 1.2 Discovery of the Rare Earths ; 1.3 Defining the Rare Earths ; 1.4 Applications of the Rare Earths ; 1.5 The Rare-Earth Metals ; 1.6 Rare-Earth Metal Surfaces.
2 The Basics of Surface Structure 2.1 Real and Ideal Surfaces ; 2.2 Surface Crystallography ; 2.3 Surface Diffraction ; 3 Surface Structure Techniques ; 3.1 Electron and X-Ray Diffraction ; 3.2 Scanning Tunnelling Microscopy ; 3.3 Photoelectron Diffraction.
4 Crystal Growth and Surface Preparation 4.1 Introduction ; 4.2 Purification and Growth of Bulk Single Crystals ; 4.3 Preparation of Bulk Single-Crystal Surfaces ; 4.4 Growth of Epitaxial Thin Films ; 5 Rare-Earth Surface Science ; 5.1 Introduction ; 5.2 Geometric Structure.
7.3 Calculated Surface Structures 7.4 Outlook ; 8 Summary -- Past Present and Future ; Appendix ; Tables of Rare-Earth Metal Surface Science Studies ; Acknowledgements ; References ; Index.
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The Structure of Rare-Earth Metal Surfaces introduces the concepts of surface crystallography and surface-structure determination, outlines the principles of the most widely used experimental techniques and theoretical simulations, and reviews their application to the surfaces of rare-earth metals. In particular, the results of quantitative low-energy electron-diffraction experiments and multiple-scattering calculations are covered in some depth. The book is aimed at science graduates with an interest in surface crystallography. Contents: Introduction to the Rare Earths; The Basics of Surface.