{"title":"Exploration of Electronic States at Electrochemical Interfaces using Photoelectron Spectroscopy","authors":"Yasuyuki YOKOTA","doi":"10.1380/vss.66.531","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1380/vss.66.531","url":null,"abstract":"Microscopic studies on electrolyte solution/electrode interfaces provide the most fundamental information not only for understanding the electric double layer formed at the interfaces but also for designing sophisticated electrochemical devices. As with various electronic devices, it is critical to understand the electronic structure of the interfaces, but direct assessment has been limited by the presence of solution. This article presents our exploration of the electronic structure of electrochemical interfaces using photoelectron spectroscopy and electrochemical measurements.","PeriodicalId":470115,"journal":{"name":"Hyomen to shinku","volume":"17 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-09-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"136071861","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Nanoarchitectonics at Surfaces : Reaction, Adsorption, and Assembly","authors":"Katsuhiko ARIGA","doi":"10.1380/vss.66.322","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1380/vss.66.322","url":null,"abstract":"The development of nanotechnology has made it possible to evaluate properties and functions at the nano-level. In order to fulfill this as material chemistry, it is necessary to develop a concept that integrates nanotechnology with existing fields such as supramolecular chemistry. This role is assigned to nanoarchitectonics, which is considered as a post-nanotechnology concept. In this paper, several recent examples related to nanoarchitectonics especially at interfaces are reviewed and discussed. In addition to nontechnology-driven organic reaction at solid surfaces, various nano-films preparation though techniques such as Langmuir-Blodgett (LB) method and layer-by-layer (LbL) assembly were discussed as nanoarchitectonics approaches to create functional materials such as two-dimensional nanocarbons and electroactive ultrathin films at interfaces.","PeriodicalId":470115,"journal":{"name":"Hyomen to shinku","volume":"3 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-06-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135006153","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"On the 20 Year Anniversary of <i>e-Journal of Surface Science and Nanotechnology</i>","authors":"Ayahiko ICHIMIYA","doi":"10.1380/vss.66.261","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1380/vss.66.261","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":470115,"journal":{"name":"Hyomen to shinku","volume":"1 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-05-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135672710","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Electron Inelastic Scattering in Surface Analysis","authors":"Shigeo TANUMA","doi":"10.1380/vss.66.292","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1380/vss.66.292","url":null,"abstract":"This paper describes the recent progress in electron inelastic mean free paths (IMFPs) calculations with the dielectric response function and the optical energy loss function (ELF) as key parameters. As a result, it has been found that for most materials, the IMFP values calculated by the various calculation algorithms agreed well each other in the energy region above 300 eV. However, there is a large difference in the energies under 200 eV. The energy dependence of IMFPs calculated from optical ELFs could be expressed by the modified Bethe equation in the energies between 50 eV and 200 keV. The material dependence of IMFPs could be expressed by the TPP-2M equation. For IMFP calculations, the treatments and evaluations of the electron exchange effect, the effect of energy gap in the energy loss function, and the associated integral region also remain important issues to be addressed in the future.","PeriodicalId":470115,"journal":{"name":"Hyomen to shinku","volume":"103 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-05-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135672707","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Step-bunching Instability of Growing Interfaces between Ice and Supercooled Water","authors":"Ken-ichiro MURATA, Gen SAZAKI","doi":"10.1380/vss.66.221","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1380/vss.66.221","url":null,"abstract":"We review our recent study on step-bunching instability (SBI) of ice melt growth, one of the interfacial instabilities driven by self-organization of elementary step flow associated with crystal growth dynamics. With the aid of an advanced optical microscope and its combination with a two-beam interferometer, we realized quantitative in situ observations of the spatiotemporal dynamics of the SBI. This enables us to examine the origin of the SBI at the level of the step–step interaction. Our finding offers a significant clue to understanding the general mechanism of melt growth beyond ice-crystal growth, inseparably involving several broad research fields, including cryobiological, geophysical, and material branches.","PeriodicalId":470115,"journal":{"name":"Hyomen to shinku","volume":"142 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-04-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135543070","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Report on the 172nd Seminar of Division of Sputtering and Plasma Processes","authors":"Tetsuhide SHIMIZU","doi":"10.1380/vss.66.186","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1380/vss.66.186","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":470115,"journal":{"name":"Hyomen to shinku","volume":"43 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-03-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"136096801","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}