surface segregation

https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.09295
Partitioning of a species from the bulk of a material to the surface as a result of kinetic or thermodynamic effects.
Source:
PAC, 2020, 92, 1781. (Glossary of methods and terms used in surface chemical analysis (IUPAC Recommendations 2020)) on page 1816 [Terms] [Paper]