Epioptics-9 : proceedings of the 39th course of the International School of Solid State Physics : Erice, Italy, 20-26 July 2006 / editor, Antonio Cricenti.

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Longitudinal gauge theory of surface second harmonic generation / Bemardo S. Mendoza -- Parameter-free calculations of optical properties for systems with magnetic ordering or three-dimensional confinement / F. Bechstedt [and others] -- Excited state properties calculations: from 0 to 3 dimensional systems / M. Marsili [and others] -- Dielectric response and electron energy loss spectra of an oxidized Si(100)-(2 x 2) surface / L. Caramella, G. Onida, C. Hogan -- Dielectric function of the Si(113)3 x 2ADI surface from ab-initio methods / K. Gaál-Nagy, G. Onida -- Modeling of hydrogenated amorphous silicon (a-Si:H) thin films prepared by the saddle field glow discharge method for photovoltaic applications / A.V. Sachenko [and others] -- High spatial resolution raman scattering for nano-structures / E. Speiser [and others] -- Investigation of compositional disorder in GaAs[symbol]-N[symbol]:H / R. Trotta [and others] -- Vibrational properties and the miniband effect in InGaAs/InP superlattices / A.D. Rodrigues [and others] -- Electronic and optical properties of ZnO between 3 and 32 eV / M. Rakel [and others] -- Order and clusters in model membranes: detection and characterization by infrared scanning near-field microscopy / J. Generosi [and others] -- Chemical and magnetic properties of NiO thin films epitaxially grown on Fe(OO1) / A. Brambilla -- Nonlinear magneto-optical probing of magnetic nanostructures: observation of NiO(111) growth on a Ni(001) single crystal / V.K. Valev, A. Kirilyuk, Th. Rasing -- Photoluminescence under magnetic field and hydrostatic pressure in GaAs[symbol]-N[symbol] for probing the compositional dependence of carrier effective mass and gyromagnetic factor / G. Pettinari [and others] -- Probing the dispersion of surface phonons by light scattering / G. Benedek, J.P. Toennies.

This special volume contains the proceedings of the 9th Epioptics Workshop, held at the Ettore Majorana Foundation and Centre for Scientific Culture, Erice, Sicily, from July 20 to 26, 2006. The workshop was the 9th in the Epioptics series and the 39th of the International School of Solid State Physics. The workshop was aimed at assessing the capabilities of state-of-the-art optical techniques in elucidating the fundamental electronic and structural properties of semiconductor and metal surfaces, interfaces, thin layers, and layer structures, and at assessing the usefulness of these techniques for optimization of high-quality multilayer samples through feedback control during materials growth and processing. Particular emphasis is dedicated to the theory of non-linear optics and to dynamical processes through the use of pump-probe techniques together with the search for new optical sources. Some new applications of scanning probe microscopy to material science and biological samples, dried and in vivo, with the use of different laser sources are also presented.

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