Department of Chemistry, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA 22904, USA.
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2011 Jan 18;108(3):911-6. doi: 10.1073/pnas.1006671107.
This special issue on surface chemistry is introduced with a brief history of the field, a summary of the importance of surface chemistry in technological applications, a brief overview of some of the most important recent developments in this field, and a look forward to some of its most exciting future directions. This collection of invited articles is intended to provide a snapshot of current developments in the field, exemplify the state of the art in fundamental research in surface chemistry, and highlight some possibilities in the future. Here, we show how those articles fit together in the bigger picture of this field.
本期特刊介绍了表面化学领域的简要历史，概述了表面化学在技术应用中的重要性，简要介绍了该领域最近的一些重要进展，并展望了一些最令人兴奋的未来方向。本卷特邀文章旨在提供当前该领域发展的快照，展示表面化学基础研究的最新水平，并突出未来的一些可能性。在这里，我们展示了这些文章如何在该领域的大图景中相互配合。
