Surfaces and Interface Science provides a comprehensive introduction to the science behind surface and interface phenomena. Starting from the concept of an interface as the contact region between an object and its surrounding medium, the book explores how bulk property perturbations create surface characteristics. It integrates principles of physics and chemistry to explain processes such as wetting, nucleation, catalysis, and surface reconstruction, alongside phenomena like surface tension, adhesion, and adsorption. Characterization techniques, including spectroscopy, contact angle, and thermal desorption, are critically examined. Written by experts with decades of experience, this text is ideal for advanced students and researchers seeking a foundational resource with broad applications in biomaterials, microelectronics, and polymer science.
**Key features: **
| ISBN: | 9780750349147 |
| Publication date: | 12th February 2026 |
| Author: | David L Allara, Robert Leon Opila |
| Publisher: | IOP Publishing an imprint of Institute of Physics Publishing |
| Format: | Hardback |
| Pagination: | 615 pages |
| Series: | IOP Ebooks |
| Genres: |
Materials science Condensed matter physics (liquid state and solid state physics) Surface chemistry and adsorption |
Surfaces and Interface Science provides a comprehensive introduction to the science behind surface and interface phenomena. Starting from the concept of an interface as the contact region between an object and its surrounding medium, the book explores how bulk property perturbations create surface characteristics. It integrates principles of physics and chemistry to explain processes such as wetting, nucleation, catalysis, and surface reconstruction, alongside phenomena like surface tension, adhesion, and adsorption. Characterization techniques, including spectroscopy, contact angle, and thermal desorption, are critically examined. Written by experts with decades of experience, this text is ideal for advanced students and researchers seeking a foundational resource with broad applications in biomaterials, microelectronics, and polymer science.
**Key features: **
Surface and Interface Science features in the following genres: Materials science, Condensed matter physics (liquid state and solid state physics), Surface chemistry and adsorption
Surface and Interface Science is available in Hardback
Surface and Interface Science was written by David L Allara, Robert Leon Opila and published by IOP Publishing an imprint of Institute of Physics Publishing
Surface and Interface Science has 615 pages
Yes it is part of IOP Ebooks series