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In comparison to the solid–vacuum interface, i.e. the clean, well-defined surface of a solid, other solid interfaces are of much more practical importance. The solid–liquid interface, for example, plays a major role in electrochemistry and biophysics. Studies of that particular interface have a long tradition in physical chemistry. A detailed treatment of solid–liquid interfaces is far beyond the scope of this text although certain general concepts, e.g. that of space-charge layers, are similar to those of the solid–vacuum and solid–solid interface [8.1].
The solid–solid interface is traditionally studied mostly within the framework of solid-state and interface physics. One reason is the enormous importance of metal–semiconductor junctions and semiconductor hetero-junctions for device physics.
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Lüth, H. (2010). Metal–Semiconductor Junctions and Semiconductor Heterostructures. In: Solid Surfaces, Interfaces and Thin Films. Graduate Texts in Physics. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-13592-7_8
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