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Neutron Scattering Studies of Surfaces and Interfaces

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The effectively simple description of the scattering of neutrons by condensed matter and the neutron’s sensitivity to magnetic moments and light isotopes, particularly hydrogen and deuterium, often outweigh the neutron’s relatively weak interaction strength and limited source intensifies in probing surfaces and interfaces. There exist numerous examples, several of which have been given in this brief article, of how neutron reflectivity, superlattice diffraction, and grazing angle diffraction methods can be applied to study surface and interfacial phenomena in thin films of magnetic materials, polymers, superconductors, metal hydrides, and electrodes. As thin film and multilayer preparation techniques progress, neutron scattering studies should continue to play an important role in the characterization of the properties of these novel synthetic materials.

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Majkrzak, C.F., Felcher, G.P. Neutron Scattering Studies of Surfaces and Interfaces. MRS Bulletin 15, 65–72 (1990). https://doi.org/10.1557/S0883769400058383

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