Lectures on Surface Science: Proceedings of the Fourth Latin-American Symposium Caracas, Venezuela, July 14–18

Folded, Confined, Interface, and Surface Vibrational Modes in Semiconductor Superlattices.- Effect of Plasma Waves on the Dispersion Relation of Conductor-Insulator Superlattices.- SGFM Applied to the Calculation of Surface Band Structure of Vanadium.- Microstructure and Interfaces in Cu-Ni Multilayered Thin Films.- Optical Properties and Enhanced Raman Scattering of Adsorbates on Rough Surfaces.- Structure and Electrical Properties of rf Sputtered Cd1?xFexTe Thin Films.- Characterization of Sputtered CdTe Thin Films by XPS, Auger and ELS Spectroscopies.- Growth of Polycrystalline CdTe Films by Hot Walls Close-Spaced Vapor Transport Technique.- Effect of Laser Fluence, at and near Threshold, on CdTe Compound Formation.- Optical Studies of Cu2S Thin Films Topotaxially Grown on Evaporated ZnxCd1?xS Thin Films.- ZnSe Films Doped with TbF3.- Photoconductivity in Posthydrogenated Amorphous Silicon Thin Films.- Deposition and Properties of Silicon-Rich Silicon Dioxide Films Using CO2 or N2O as Oxidant Compound.- Production of Semiconductor Oxide Films.- The Use of Clusters to Calculate Physical and Chemical Properties of Transition Metal Surfaces.- Numerical Analysis in Self-Consistent Theories of Metal Surfaces.- Self-Consistent Calculation of Atomic Chemisorption on Metals.- Self-Consistent Model of Hydrogen Chemisorption on Nickel.- Order-Disorder Transitions of Hydrogen on Ni(111).- Theoretical Study of Hydrogen Interaction on a Nickel Surface as a Function of Coverage.- Theoretical Study of the Iron-Hydrogen Interaction.- A CNDO Study of Surface Hydroxyl Groups of ?-Alumina.- Theoretical Study of the Oxygen Atom Interaction with an FeSi(100) Surface.- Water Adsorption on Metal Surfaces. Theory of the Work Function Changes.- Theoretical Study of the ElectronicStructure of FeSi.- The Effect of Particle Diffusion on the Insulator-Conductor Transition in Adsorbed Monolayers.- The Surface Ferromagnetic Phase in Semi-Infinite Heisenberg Ferromagnets.- Theoretical Aspects of Electronic Spectroscopies at (Adsorbate Covered) Surfaces.- XPS Relaxation and AES Cross-Relaxation Energies in Small Metal Particles.- Electron-Hole Pairs Bulk Production in Simple Metals.- Two-Dimensional Dipolar Complexes in Helium Films.- Instrumental Aspects of Ultraviolet Inverse Photoemission.- Hydrogen Adsorption Studies on Transition Metals: The Role of Surface Resonances in Vibrational Cross Section Enhancements.- Molecular Bonding and Decomposition at Metal Surfaces.- Thermal Desorption of Alkali Atoms from Metal Surfaces.- The Work Function Change During the Adsorption of Oxygen on Pd(111) Films.- Electrical Conductivity and Photoelectric Work Function During the Growth and Annealing of Polycrystalline Copper Films.- NMR for the Study of Physisorbed and Chemisorbed Matter on the Surface of Solids.- Formation of Paramagnetic Centres on Surfaces of Zeolite Systems.- Surface Extended X-Ray Absorption Fine Structure (SEXAFS) Studies of Various Phases of Chlorine and Caesium Adsorbed on Silver Single Crystals.- Improved Spectrometer for Auger Appearance Potential Fine Structure Studies.- Characterization of Heterogeneous Surfaces Using Photoemission Techniques.- XPS and AES Characterization of Cu-Cr Oxide Catalysts.- AES Study of Hydrodesulfurization Catalysts.- Mössbauer Study of Small Iron Particles of the Iron Phases in a Clay Catalyst Employed in the Hydrotreatment of Heavy Oils.- Effect of Grain Boundary Structure on Segregation.- Surface Science and Analysis for Materials Technology Within IBM.- Dynamical Charge Transfer Process. SIE from Si andSi: O.- Quantitative Auger Analysis of FeSi(100) Using Noble Gas Ion Sputtering.- Index of Contributors.