areic surface energy

unit: $\pu{J m^{–2}}$
synonym: surface energy
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Energy required to increase a surface area at thermodynamic equilibrium divided by that increase in area.
Notes:
  1. SI unit \(\pu{J m^{–2}}\).
  2. This term has no relation to surface energy approximation, used in energetic-ion analysis and Rutherford backscattering spectrometry.
Source:
PAC, 2020, 92, 1781. 'Glossary of methods and terms used in surface chemical analysis (IUPAC Recommendations 2020)' on page 1798 (https://doi.org/10.1515/pac-2019-0404)