Inelastic Electron Tunneling Spectroscopy: Proceedings of the International Conference, and Symposium on Electron Tunneling University of Missouri-Columbia, USA, May 25–27, 1977

Front Matter....Pages I-VIII
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
Inelastic Electron Tunneling Spectroscopy (IETS) — Past and Future....Pages 2-12
Survey of Applications of Tunneling Spectroscopy....Pages 13-21
Front Matter....Pages 23-23
Application of IETS to Surface Chemistry and Heterogeneous Catalysis....Pages 24-33
IETS with Applications to Biology and Surface Physics....Pages 34-60
Application of IETS to Trace Substance Detection....Pages 61-69
Application of IETS to the Study of Adhesion....Pages 70-77
Front Matter....Pages 79-79
Theoretical Interpretation of IETS Data....Pages 80-91
A Model for Electron-Molecule Interaction in IETS....Pages 92-102
Theory of Surface-Plasmon Excitation by Electron Tunneling....Pages 103-111
Inelastic Scattering of Low Energy Electron Beams by Surface Vibrations: The Nature of Image Force....Pages 112-124
Effect of Cooperative Behavior on Molecular Vibrational IETS Peak Intensities....Pages 125-128
The Golden Rule Formalism in Electron Tunneling Can It Be Justified?....Pages 129-143
Calculations of Inelastic Tunneling Cross Sections Using Self-Consistent Multiple Scattering Techniques....Pages 144-144
Front Matter....Pages 145-145
The Technology of IETS....Pages 146-153
Problems in the Biological Sciences....Pages 154-156
Relation of IETS to Other Surface Studies....Pages 157-158
Front Matter....Pages 159-159
Photoemission Studies of Molecular Adsorption on Oxide Surfaces....Pages 160-169
Application of Neutron Scattering to the Study of the Structure and Dynamics of Short-Chain Hydrocarbons Adsorbed on Small Particles....Pages 170-183
Front Matter....Pages 185-185
Study of Supported Catalyst Particles by Tunneling Spectroscopy....Pages 186-192
External Doping of Tunnel Junctions....Pages 193-201
Front Matter....Pages 185-185
Electronic Transitions Observed by Inelastic Electron Tunneling Spectroscopy....Pages 202-209
Light Emission From Inelastic Tunneling — LEIT....Pages 210-217
Front Matter....Pages 219-219
Zero Bias Anomalies in Tunneling: A Review....Pages 220-227
Superconducting Tunneling....Pages 228-228
Phonon Damping of Virtual Levels in Thick Superconducting Films....Pages 229-229
Tunneling With Spin Polarized Electrons....Pages 230-237
Semiconductor Tunneling, Bound Levels and Band Structure....Pages 238-238
Back Matter....Pages 239-242