KING FAHD UNIVERSITY OF PETROLEUM AND MINERALS

King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals

Department of Physics

Physics 434

Introduction To The Physics of Surfaces

First Semester 1999-2000 (Term 991)

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Instructor’s Name: Dr. Abdelkrim Mekki

Phone: 860 4292 (Office)

Phone: 860 4105 (Lab.)

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Course Description: A course may be offerred in conjunction with current research at the Surface Science Laboratory. Topics covered include preparation of clean surface; experimental methods such as XPS, UPS, AES, AND LEED; Thin Films; Surface States; Temperature Effects.

Textbooks: M. Prutton, "Surface Physics", Clarendon Press, oxford (1995).

1. Briggs & Seah, "Practical Surface Analysis", Volume 1, J. Wiley, New York (1990).

2. Riviere, "Surface Analytical Techniques", Oxford (1990).

3. Ashcroft and Mermin, "Solid State Physics", Suanders, Philadelphia (1976).

1. Homework/Quizzes 20 %

2. Major Exam 40 %

3. Final Examination/Presentation 40 %

Weekly Schedule:

Week	Topics
1	Introduction
2	Surface Crystallography
3 & 4	Electronic Structure
5 & 6	Instrumentation
7 & 8	Low Energy Electron Diffraction (LEED) And Reflection High Energy Electron Diffraction (RHEED)
9 & 10	Auger Electron Spectroscopy (AES)
11 & 12	X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy (XPS)
13 & 14	Ultra-violet Photoelectron Spectroscopy (UPS)
15	Demonstrations