Bovensiepen, Uwe / Petek, Hrvoje / Wolf, Martin (eds.) Dynamics at Solid State Surfaces and Interfaces Volume 1: Current Developments Dynamics at Solid State Surfaces and Interfaces (Volume 1)
Short description This 2-volume book draws together a panel of experts on this booming field of research in ultrafast struct. and electr. dynamics of elementary processes at solid surfaces and interfaces.- Customers purchasing Vol. 1 and placing an order for Vol. 2 will be granted a special price.
From the contents I. Quasiparticle dynamics 1. Nonlinear terahertz studies of ultrafast uasiparticles dynamics in semiconductors 2. Higher order photoemission from metal surfaces 3. Electron dynamics in image potential states at solid surfaces 4. Relaxation dynamics in image potential states at solid interfaces 5. Dynamics of electronic states at metal/isolator interfaces 6. Spin-dependent relaxation of hot electrons on ferromagnetic surfaces 7. Electron-phonon interaction at interfaces
II. Collectice excitations 8. Low-energy collective electronic excitations at metal surfaces 9. Low-dimensional plasmons in atom sheets and atom chains 10. Excitation and time-evolution of coherent optical phonons 11. Photo-induced coherent nuclear motion at surfaces 12. Coherent excitations at lanthanide surfaces
III. Heterogeneous electron transfer 13. Studies on Auger neutralization of He+ ions in front of metal surfaces 14. Electron transfer investigated by x-ray spectroscopy 15. Exciton formation and decay at surfaces and interfaces 16. Electron dynamics at polar molecule-metal interfaces: Competition between localization, solvation, transfer
IV. Photo-induced modification of materials and femtochemistry 17. Theory of femtochemistry at metal surfaces: Associative molecular photodesorption as a case study 18. Time-resolved investigation of electronically induced diffusion processes 19. Laser-induced softening of lattice vibrations 20. Femtosecond time- and angle-resolved photoemission as a realtime probe of cooperative effects in correlated electron materials
V. Recent developments and future directions 21. Time-resolved spectroscopy at surfaces using femtosecond XUV pulses 22. Attosecond time-resolved spectroscopy at surfaces 23. Simultaneous spatial and temporal control of nanooptical fields 24. Coherently controlled electrical currents at surfaces 25. Ultrabroadband terahertz studies of correlated electrons
