surface-science

Layer 1 — Physics6 concepts in this subtree

Thermodynamics, kinetics, and structural physics of atoms and molecules at solid–vapour, solid–liquid, and solid–solid interfaces. Langmuir adsorption isotherm (Langmuir 1918, JACS 40:1361) — for non-interacting adsorbates on a uniform…

Langmuir isotherm: θ(p) = Kp/(1 + Kp)
BET: v/v_m = cx/((1−x)(1−(1−c)x)), x = p/p₀
Wulff construction: h(n̂)/γ(n̂) = const
θ(Kp=1) = 1/2, lim_{p→∞} θ = 1, dθ/dp|₀ = K (exact)
BET at c=10, x=1/2: v/v_m = 20/11 (exact)
h_{110}/h_{100} = √2 at γ ratio √2 (exact)
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