Reactions at Solid Surfaces

This text provides students and researchers with a complete view of reactions at solid surfaces, how chemistry works at surfaces, and how to understand and probe the dynamics of surface reactions. It provides an authoritative self-contained introduction to surface reactions by a leader in the field of surface science. With a broad view of surface reactivity, the author draws on his thirty years of expertise to include examples from various systems, comparing traditional surface probes with more modern probes, and bringing together the disciplines in a cohesive manner.

Gerhard Ertl received his PhD in physical chemistry in 1965 from the Technical University of Munich. He is currently Professor Emeritus at Fritz Haber Institute of the Max Planck Society, Germany, where he was also the Director of the Department of Physical Chemistry from 1986-2004. In addition to winning the 2007 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for the studies of chemical processes on solid surfaces, his many awards received over the years include the Wolf Prize in Chemistry, the Karl Ziegler Prize, the Otto Hahn Prize, and the Japan Prize. He is an acknowledged leader in the field of surface science.