Front Cover -- Material Concepts in Surface Reactivity and Catalysis -- Copyright Page -- Table of Contents -- Preface -- Chapter 1. Structural Aspects -- A. Symmetry Properties -- B. Crystal Planes -- C. Packing Fractions -- D. Surface Overlayers -- E. Catalyst Supports -- F. Bulk and Surface Imperfections -- References -- Chapter 2. Crystallite Morphology -- A. Surface Energy and Crystal Shape -- B. Metal-Support Interactions -- C. Surface Energy and Crystal Orientation -- D. Surface Energy of Multicomponent Systems -- References

Chapter 3. Interface EquilibriaA. Adsorption Isotherms and Isosteres -- B. Model Isotherms -- References -- Chapter 4. Adsorption and Desorption Kinetics -- A. Lennard-Jones Potential Curves -- B. Adsorption Kinetics -- C. Desorption Kinetics -- References -- Chapter 5. Binding States and Adsorbate Structures -- A. Low-Energy Electron Diffraction (LEED) -- B. Photoemission Spectroscopy -- C. Adsorbate-Induced Surface Reconstruction -- References -- Chapter 6. Interface Reactions between Metals and Support Materials -- A. Metal-Support Reactions

B. Intermetallic CompoundsReferences -- Chapter 7. Electronic Properties of Nonmetal Catalysts -- A. Defect Structure -- B. Point Defects -- C. Defect Thermodynamics -- D. Surface States -- E. Catalytic Applications -- References -- Chapter 8. Disorder in Multicomponent Metal Oxides -- A. Metal Oxides -- B. Spinels -- C. Perovskites -- D. Scheelites -- E. Defect Metal Oxides with Crystallographic Shear Structures -- References -- Chapter 9. Metal Oxide Catalysis -- A. Spinels -- B. Perovskites -- C. Scheelites -- References

Chapter 10. Surface Properties of Grain BoundariesA. Grain Boundary Structure -- B. Grain Boundary Energetics -- C. Component Segregation at Grain Boundaries -- D. Model Isotherms -- E. Selective Segregation in Multicomponent Systems -- F. Influence of Grain Boundary Structure on Segregation -- References -- Chapter 11. Oxide Layer Formation on Metal Surfaces -- A. General Considerations -- B. Nucleation and Growth of Oxide Layer -- C. Diffusion-Controlled Metal Oxidation -- D. Metal Oxidation Controlled by Interfacial Reaction

E. Formation of Volatile SpeciesF. Formation of Epitaxial Oxide Layers -- G. Stress Effects -- H. Oxidation of Alloys -- References -- Chapter 12. Metal-Electrolyte Interfaces -- A. General Considerations -- B. Equilibrium at Metal-Electrolyte Interfaces -- C. Adsorption at Metal-Electrolyte Interfaces -- D. Kinetics of Metal Deposition -- References -- Index