Epioptics-8 : proceedings of the 33rd course of the International School of Solid State Physics : Erice, Italy, 20-26 July 2004 / editor, Antonio Cricenti.

Format:

Book

Conference/Event

Contributor:

Cricenti, Antonio.

Conference Name:

International School of Solid State Physics (33rd : 2004 : Erice, Italy)

Epioptics Workshop (8th : 2004 : Erice, Italy)

Series:

Science and culture series (Singapore). Physics ; 27.

The science and culture series. Physics ; 27

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Semiconductors--Surfaces--Optical properties--Congresses.

Semiconductors.

Surfaces (Physics)--Optical properties--Congresses.

Surfaces (Physics).

Spectrum analysis--Congresses.

Spectrum analysis.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (208 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Hackensack, N.J. : World Scientific, c2006.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This volume contains the proceedings of the 8th Epioptics Workshop, held at the Ettore Majorana Foundation and Centre for Scientific Culture, Erice, Sicily. The book assesses the capabilities of state-of-the-art optical techniques in elucidating the fundamental electronic and structural properties of semiconductor and metal surfaces, interfaces, thin layers, and layer structures. The contributions consider the usefulness of these techniques for optimization of high quality multilayer samples through feedback control during materials growth and processing. Particular emphasis is placed on the

Contents:

CONTENTS ; Preface ; Ab-initio Theories for the Calculation of Electronic Excited States Properties ; 1. Introduction ; 2. Density Functional theory: ground state properties ; 3. The GW approach: study of charged excitations ; 4. Optical properties: study of neutral excitations

5. Conclusions Acknowledgments ; References ; Theory of Surface Second Harmonic Generation ; 1. Introduction ; 2. SHG and Surfaces ; 3. Intensity of Surface SHG ; 4. Quantum Mechanical Theory of the Susceptibility ; 5. Symmetry

6. Physical Origin of the Nonlinear Surface Response 7. A Simple Model ; 8. SHG Radiation ; 9. Refinements ; 10. Nanoparticles ; 11. Summary ; Acknowledgements ; References ; Excitation of Multiple Plasmon in Optical Second-Harmonic Generation ; 1. Introduction

2. Experimental details 3. Experimental results and discussion ; 4. Summary ; References ; Non-linear Optical Probes of Biological Surfaces ; 1. Introduction ; 2. Sum-frequency generation spectroscopy of lipid monolayers ; 3. CARS microscopy of vesicles. ; 4. Conclusions and outlook

Acknowledgments References ; Ab Initio Study of the Ge( 111): Sn Surface ; 1. Introduction ; 2. Method ; 3. Results ; 4. Conclusions ; Acknowledgments ; References ; Lifetimes of Excited States ; 1 Introduction ; 2 Inherent scattering processes

3 Qualitative discussion of non-adiabatic ionelectron coupling

Notes:

"This special volume of World Scientific contains the proceedings of the 8th Epioptics Workshop, held in the Ettore Majorana Foundation and Centre for Scientific Culture, Erice, Sicily, from July 20 to July 26, 2004. The Workshop was the 8th in the Epioptics series and the 33rd of the International School of Solid State Physics"--Pref.

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

9786611919146

9781281919144

1281919144

9789812773869

981277386X

OCLC:

879023788