Fundamental Phenomena in the Materials Sciences

The Structure and Electronic Configuration of Crystalline Surfaces.- Present and Proposed Uses of Low-Energy Electron Diffraction in Studying Surfaces.- The Effects of Oxide and Organic Films on Sliding Friction.- The Deformational and Geometrical Aspect of Surfaces in Sliding Contact.- Effect of Surface Energy on Lubrication.- Problems of Producing a Clean Surface by Outgassing in Ultrahigh Vacuum.- Physical Adsorption by Homogeneous and Heterogeneous Solid Surfaces.- The Relation of the Attractive Forces at Interfaces to Wetting, Spreading, Adsorption, and Long-Range Attractive Forces.- Solid-to-Solid Adhesion.- Spreading, Penetration, and Capillary Flow in Metallic Systems.- Bibliography on Surface Phenomena (Selected References, 1963–1965).