Surface and Interface Chemistry - From Fundamentals to Devices

表面和界面的重要性以及发生在那里的化学反应对我们的生活至关重要。发生在细胞膜上的界面化学对细胞的正常功能和健康负责。我们呼吸的空气质量在某种程度上是由悬浮在大气中的气溶胶颗粒表面发生的复杂化学反应决定的。我们日常生活中所依赖的许多技术都是基于半导体表面和薄膜上发生的化学反应。工业依赖于表面的物理和化学过程来提高质量，确保我们的基础设施和消耗品的附着力、保护和耐腐蚀性。我们理解、控制和优化表面和界面化学的能力已经显著改善了我们的生活，包括在健康、信息和通信技术、污染减排、能源生产、材料加工和更广泛的财富创造方面的好处。我们的研究计划的主要目标是：(1)为表面和界面化学的理解和知识提供有意义的贡献；(2)解决界面科学的基本问题及其对新技术、材料和工艺发展的影响。

The importance of surfaces and interfaces and the chemistry that occurs there is central to our lives. The interface chemistry that occurs in the membranes of our cells is responsible for proper cell function and health. The quality of the air that we breathe is, in part, determined by the complex chemistry that occurs on the surfaces of aerosol particles suspended in the atmosphere. Much of the technology that we rely on in our daily lives is based the chemistry that occurs on semiconductor surfaces and thin films. Industry relies on physical and chemical processes on surfaces to improve quality, ensure adhesion, protection, and corrosion resistance of our infrastructure and consumables. Our ability to understand, control and optimize surface and interface chemistry has resulted in significant improvements in our lives, including benefits in health, information and communication technologies, pollution abatement, energy production, materials processing, and wealth creation more generally. The primary objectives of our research program are (i) to provide meaningful contributions to the understanding and knowledge of surface and interface chemistry and (ii) to address fundamental issues in interface science and their impact on the development of new technologies, materials and processes.