This course will provide an overview about the dynamics of phenomena at solid surfaces and interfaces. The founding concepts and ideas will be integrated with a detailed description of the techniques used in surface science to investigate these processes and with some of the most recent results in the field. In the first part, we will review processes occurring mainly at metallic surfaces, focussing on results achieved by means of electron spectroscopies. Valence-band photoemission, time-resolved photoemission experiments will be described in details. Some case-studies will be illustrated. In the second part, the adsorption of atoms and molecules on surfaces will be explored. An introduction to surface-adsorbate structure determination will be followed by a consideration of adsorbate-substrate binding. Temperature programmed desorption (TPD) and laser induced thermal desorption (LITD) will be described as techniques to probe adsorbed species. Additionally, resonant laser induced processes will be reviewed including femtosecond laser desorption. Finally, as a case study, the study of surface dynamics relevant to astrophysical systems will be introduced.
- Lehrende/r: Helmut Zacharias