Modeling of the interrelation of mechanical and electrical parameters of the surface of solids

A mathematical model for the determination of physical constants in equations of state at the interface between a metal and an inert gas medium has been developed in terms of the surface physics and thermodynamics of nonequilibrium processes with due regard for internal stresses induced by a redistribution of conduction electrons. Physical characteristics of a surface layer, in particular, at the copper-inert gas medium interface and the silicon-inert gas medium interface, have been determined using experimental values of surface tensions and energies for contacting media.