Download or read book Physics and Chemistry at Oxide Surfaces written by Claudine Noguera and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 1996-09-28 with total page 243 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The first chapter of the book summarizes classical approaches, introduces the concept of ionicity, and describes the mixed iono-covalent character of the oxygen cation bond in bulk materials. The next three chapters focus on the characteristics of the atomic structure (relaxation, rumpling and reconstruction effects), the electronic structure (band width, gap width, etc.) and the excitations of clean surfaces.