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Solid State Physics

by Giuseppe Grosso, Giuseppe Pastori Parravicini ...

Solid State Physics is a textbook for students of physics, material science, chemistry, and engineering. It is the state-of-the-art presentation of the theoretical foundations and application of the quantum structure of matter and materials. This second edition provides timely coverage of the most important scientific breakthroughs of the last decade (especially in low-dimensional systems and ... Read more

$89.09 USD

Solid State Physics is a textbook for students of physics, material science, chemistry, and engineering. It is the state-of-the-art presentation of the theoretical foundations and application of the quantum structure of matter and materials. This second edition provides timely coverage of the most important scientific breakthroughs of the last decade (especially in low-dimensional systems and
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Black Liquor Gasification

by Pratima Bajpai ...

Black Liquor Gasification (BLG) is a first of its kind to guide chemical engineers, students, operators of paper plants, technocrats, and entrepreneurs on practical guidelines and a holistic techno-enviro-economic perspective applicable to their future or existing projects based on the treatment of black liquor for energy production. BLG describes the gasification process as a more efficient ... Read more

$62.99 USD

Black Liquor Gasification (BLG) is a first of its kind to guide chemical engineers, students, operators of paper plants, technocrats, and entrepreneurs on practical guidelines and a holistic techno-enviro-economic perspective applicable to their future or existing projects based on the treatment of black liquor for energy production. BLG describes the gasification process as a more efficient
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Magnetism of Surfaces, Interfaces, and Nanoscale Materials

Edited by Robert E. Camley, Zbigniew Celinski, Robert L. Stamps ...

Series Book 5 - Handbook of Surface Science
In the past 30 years, magnetic research has been dominated by the question of how surfaces and interfaces influence the magnetic and transport properties of nanostructures, thin films and multilayers. The research has been particularly important in the magnetic recording industry where the giant magnetoresistance effect led to a new generation of storage devices including hand-held memories such ... Read more

$211.49 USD

In the past 30 years, magnetic research has been dominated by the question of how surfaces and interfaces influence the magnetic and transport properties of nanostructures, thin films and multilayers. The research has been particularly important in the magnetic recording industry where the giant magnetoresistance effect led to a new generation of storage devices including hand-held memories such
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Non-Fourier Heat Conduction

From Phase-Lag Models to Relativistic and Quantum Transport

by Alexander I. Zhmakin ...

Series series Physics and Astronomy (R0)
This book presents a broad and well-structured overview of various non-Fourier heat conduction models. The classical Fourier heat conduction model is valid for most macroscopic problems. However, it fails when the wave nature of the heat propagation becomes dominant and memory or non-local spatial effects become significant; e.g., during ultrafast heating, heat transfer at the nanoscale, in ... Read more

$152.99 USD

This book presents a broad and well-structured overview of various non-Fourier heat conduction models. The classical Fourier heat conduction model is valid for most macroscopic problems. However, it fails when the wave nature of the heat propagation becomes dominant and memory or non-local spatial effects become significant; e.g., during ultrafast heating, heat transfer at the nanoscale, in
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Quantum Critical Phenomena of Valence Transition

Heavy Fermion Metals and Related Systems

by Shinji Watanabe, Kazumasa Miyake ...

Series series Physics and Astronomy (R0)
This book comprehensively presents an unconventional quantum criticality caused by valence fluctuations, which offers theoretical understanding of unconventional Fermi-liquid properties in cerium- and ytterbium-based heavy fermion metals including CeCu2(Si,Ge)2 and CeRhIn5 under pressure, and quasicrystal β-YbAlB4 and Yb15Al34Au51.The book begins with an introduction to fundamental concepts for ... Read more

$116.99 USD

This book comprehensively presents an unconventional quantum criticality caused by valence fluctuations, which offers theoretical understanding of unconventional Fermi-liquid properties in cerium- and ytterbium-based heavy fermion metals including CeCu2(Si,Ge)2 and CeRhIn5 under pressure, and quasicrystal β-YbAlB4 and Yb15Al34Au51.The book begins with an introduction to fundamental concepts for
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Acoustic Metamaterials

Negative Refraction, Imaging, Lensing and Cloaking

Edited by Richard V. Craster, Sébastien Guenneau ...

Series series Chemistry and Material Science (R0)
About the book: This book is the first comprehensive review on acoustic metamaterials; novel materials which can manipulate sound waves in surprising ways, which include collimation, focusing, cloaking, sonic screening and extraordinary transmission. It covers both experimental and theoretical aspects of acoustic and elastic waves propagating in structured composites, with a focus on effective ... Read more

$170.99 USD

About the book: This book is the first comprehensive review on acoustic metamaterials; novel materials which can manipulate sound waves in surprising ways, which include collimation, focusing, cloaking, sonic screening and extraordinary transmission. It covers both experimental and theoretical aspects of acoustic and elastic waves propagating in structured composites, with a focus on effective
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Theoretical Modeling of Inorganic Nanostructures

Symmetry and ab initio Calculations of Nanolayers, Nanotubes and Nanowires

by R. A. Evarestov ...

Series series Chemistry and Material Science (R0)
This book summarizes the state of the art in the theoretical modeling of inorganic nanostructures. Extending the first edition, published in 2015, it presents applications to new nanostructured materials and theoretical explanations of recently discovered optical and thermodynamic properties of known nanomaterials. It discusses the developments in theoretical modeling of nanostructures, describing ... Read more

$170.99 USD

This book summarizes the state of the art in the theoretical modeling of inorganic nanostructures. Extending the first edition, published in 2015, it presents applications to new nanostructured materials and theoretical explanations of recently discovered optical and thermodynamic properties of known nanomaterials. It discusses the developments in theoretical modeling of nanostructures, describing
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Spintronics Handbook, Second Edition: Spin Transport and Magnetism

Volume Two: Semiconductor Spintronics

Edited by Evgeny Y. Tsymbal, Igor Žutić ...

The second edition offers an update on the single most comprehensive survey of the two intertwined fields of spintronics and magnetism, covering the diverse array of materials and structures, including silicon, organic semiconductors, carbon nanotubes, graphene, and engineered nanostructures. It focuses on seminal pioneering work, together with the latest in cutting-edge advances, notably extended ... Read more

$70.99 USD

The second edition offers an update on the single most comprehensive survey of the two intertwined fields of spintronics and magnetism, covering the diverse array of materials and structures, including silicon, organic semiconductors, carbon nanotubes, graphene, and engineered nanostructures. It focuses on seminal pioneering work, together with the latest in cutting-edge advances, notably extended
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Graphene for Transparent Conductors

Synthesis, Properties and Applications

by Qingbin Zheng, Jang-Kyo Kim ...

Series series Chemistry and Material Science (R0)
This book provides a systematic presentation of the principles and practices behind the synthesis and functionalization of graphene and grapheme oxide (GO), as well as the fabrication techniques for transparent conductors from these materials.Transparent conductors are used in a wide variety of photoelectronic and photovoltaic devices, such as liquid crystal displays (LCDs), solar cells, optical ... Read more

$49.99 USD

This book provides a systematic presentation of the principles and practices behind the synthesis and functionalization of graphene and grapheme oxide (GO), as well as the fabrication techniques for transparent conductors from these materials.Transparent conductors are used in a wide variety of photoelectronic and photovoltaic devices, such as liquid crystal displays (LCDs), solar cells, optical
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Characterization of Terahertz Emission from High Resistivity Fe-doped Bulk Ga0.69In0.31As Based Photoconducting Antennas

by Suranjana Sengupta ...

Series series Physics and Astronomy (R0)
Terahertz science and technology is attracting great interest due to its application in a wide array of fields made possible by the development of new and improved terahertz radiation sources and detectors. This book focuses on the development and characterization of one such source - namely the semi-large aperture photoconducting (PC) antenna fabricated on Fe-doped bulk Ga0.69In0.31As substrate. ... Read more

$89.99 USD

Terahertz science and technology is attracting great interest due to its application in a wide array of fields made possible by the development of new and improved terahertz radiation sources and detectors. This book focuses on the development and characterization of one such source - namely the semi-large aperture photoconducting (PC) antenna fabricated on Fe-doped bulk Ga0.69In0.31As substrate.
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Polarized Electrons at Surfaces

by J. Kirschner ...

Series series Physics and Astronomy (R0)
$49.99 USD
Fundamentals of Friction and Wear on the Nanoscale

Edited by Enrico Gnecco, Ernst Meyer ...

Series series Chemistry and Material Science (R0)
This book provides an updated review on the development of scanning probe microscopy and related techniques, and the availability of computational techniques not even imaginable a few decades ago. The 36 chapters cover instrumental aspects, theoretical models and selected experimental results, thus offering a broad panoramic view on fundamental issues in nanotribology which are currently being ... Read more

$224.99 USD

This book provides an updated review on the development of scanning probe microscopy and related techniques, and the availability of computational techniques not even imaginable a few decades ago. The 36 chapters cover instrumental aspects, theoretical models and selected experimental results, thus offering a broad panoramic view on fundamental issues in nanotribology which are currently being
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Alloys Based on TiNi in Pre-transition Low-Stability States

Structure and Properties

by Alexander I. Potekaev, Anatoly A. Klopotov, Valentina V. Kulagina, Yulia V. Solov'eva, Sergey G. Anikeev ...

Series series Physics and Astronomy (R0)
This book presents the results of research on the regularities during thermocyclic impact on changes in structural-phase states of functional alloys with low-stabilityor instability in the area of structural-phase transformations. Without clarification of the physical regularities of the influence of thermomechanical impact on the properties of alloys, it is impossible to develop technological ... Read more

$152.99 USD

This book presents the results of research on the regularities during thermocyclic impact on changes in structural-phase states of functional alloys with low-stabilityor instability in the area of structural-phase transformations. Without clarification of the physical regularities of the influence of thermomechanical impact on the properties of alloys, it is impossible to develop technological
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Die Geheimnisse der Kristalle

Die Metamorphose vom Heilstein zum Computerchip

by Rolf Heilmann ...

Series series Life Science and Basic Disciplines (German Language)
Kristalle – von den Wurzeln der Heilkunst zur Spitze der TechnologieKristalle, jahrtausendelang verehrt für ihre Perfektion in Form und Farbe, erzählen eine Geschichte, die tief in der Vergangenheit beginnt und bis in die Gegenwart reicht. Im vorliegenden Sachbuch enthüllt Prof. Dr. Rolf Heilmann die bemerkenswerte Evolution der Bedeutung dieser faszinierenden Mineralien.Das Werk bietet eine ... Read more

$29.99 USD

Kristalle – von den Wurzeln der Heilkunst zur Spitze der TechnologieKristalle, jahrtausendelang verehrt für ihre Perfektion in Form und Farbe, erzählen eine Geschichte, die tief in der Vergangenheit beginnt und bis in die Gegenwart reicht. Im vorliegenden Sachbuch enthüllt Prof. Dr. Rolf Heilmann die bemerkenswerte Evolution der Bedeutung dieser faszinierenden Mineralien.Das Werk bietet eine
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Electrochemistry of Metal Chalcogenides

by Mirtat Bouroushian ...

Series series Chemistry and Material Science (R0)
The author provides a unified account of the electrochemical material science of metal chalcogenide (MCh) compounds and alloys with regard to their synthesis, processing and applications.Starting with the chemical fundamentals of the chalcogens and their major compounds, the initial part of the book includes a systematic description of the MCh solids on the basis of the Periodic Table in terms of ... Read more

$143.99 USD

The author provides a unified account of the electrochemical material science of metal chalcogenide (MCh) compounds and alloys with regard to their synthesis, processing and applications.Starting with the chemical fundamentals of the chalcogens and their major compounds, the initial part of the book includes a systematic description of the MCh solids on the basis of the Periodic Table in terms of
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Ferroelectric Domain Walls

Statics, Dynamics, and Functionalities Revealed by Atomic Force Microscopy

by Jill Guyonnet ...

Series series Physics and Astronomy (R0)
Using the nano metric resolution of atomic force microscopy techniques, this work explores the rich fundamental physics and novel functionalities of domain walls in ferroelectric materials, the nano scale interfaces separating regions of differently oriented spontaneous polarization. Due to the local symmetry-breaking caused by the change in polarization, domain walls are found to possess an ... Read more

$89.99 USD

Using the nano metric resolution of atomic force microscopy techniques, this work explores the rich fundamental physics and novel functionalities of domain walls in ferroelectric materials, the nano scale interfaces separating regions of differently oriented spontaneous polarization. Due to the local symmetry-breaking caused by the change in polarization, domain walls are found to possess an
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Micro and Nano Flow Systems for Bioanalysis

Edited by Carola S. Koenig, Michael W. Collins ...

Series series Physics and Astronomy (R0)
Micro and Nano Flow Systems for Bioanalysis addresses the latest developments in biomedical engineering at very small scales. It shows how organic systems require multi-scale understanding in the broadest sensewhether the approach is experimental or mathematical, and whether the physiological state is healthy or diseased. Micro-and nano-fluidics represent key areas of translational research in ... Read more

$89.99 USD

Micro and Nano Flow Systems for Bioanalysis addresses the latest developments in biomedical engineering at very small scales. It shows how organic systems require multi-scale understanding in the broadest sensewhether the approach is experimental or mathematical, and whether the physiological state is healthy or diseased. Micro-and nano-fluidics represent key areas of translational research in
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Independent Variables for Optical Surfacing Systems

Synthesis, Characterization and Application

by Haobo Cheng ...

Series series Chemistry and Material Science (R0)
Independent Variables for Optical Surfacing Systems discusses the characterization and application of independent variables of optical surfacing systems and introduces the basic principles of surfacing technologies and common surfacing systems. All the pivotal variables influencing surface quality are analyzed; evaluation methods for surface quality, the removal capability of tool influence ... Read more

$89.99 USD

Independent Variables for Optical Surfacing Systems discusses the characterization and application of independent variables of optical surfacing systems and introduces the basic principles of surfacing technologies and common surfacing systems. All the pivotal variables influencing surface quality are analyzed; evaluation methods for surface quality, the removal capability of tool influence
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Inside Solid State Drives (SSDs)

Edited by Rino Micheloni, Alessia Marelli, Kam Eshghi ...

Series series Physics and Astronomy (R0)
The revised second edition of this respected text provides a state-of-the-art overview of the main topics relating to solid state drives (SSDs), covering NAND flash memories, memory controllers (including booth hardware and software), I/O interfaces (PCIe/SAS/SATA), reliability, error correction codes (BCH and LDPC), encryption, flash signal processing and hybrid storage.Updated throughout to ... Read more

$188.99 USD

The revised second edition of this respected text provides a state-of-the-art overview of the main topics relating to solid state drives (SSDs), covering NAND flash memories, memory controllers (including booth hardware and software), I/O interfaces (PCIe/SAS/SATA), reliability, error correction codes (BCH and LDPC), encryption, flash signal processing and hybrid storage.Updated throughout to
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Fundamentals of Radiation Materials Science

Metals and Alloys

by GARY S. WAS ...

Series series Engineering (R0)
The revised second edition of this established text offers readers a significantly expanded introduction to the effects of radiation on metals and alloys. It describes the various processes that occur when energetic particles strike a solid, inducing changes to the physical and mechanical properties of the material. Specifically it covers particle interaction with the metals and alloys used in ... Read more

$80.99 USD

The revised second edition of this established text offers readers a significantly expanded introduction to the effects of radiation on metals and alloys. It describes the various processes that occur when energetic particles strike a solid, inducing changes to the physical and mechanical properties of the material. Specifically it covers particle interaction with the metals and alloys used in
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Electrochemical Devices

Principles to Applications

by Peeyush Phogat, Shreya Sharma, Ranjana Jha, Sukhvir Singh ...

Series series Physics and Astronomy (R0)
This book serves as a comprehensive guide for both beginners and researchers, offering insights into the diverse array of electrochemical devices and their intricate dependencies. It provides a comprehensive overview of electrochemical devices from fundamental principles to cutting-edge applications. By bringing together insights from materials science, chemistry, physics, engineering, and beyond, ... Read more

$170.99 USD

This book serves as a comprehensive guide for both beginners and researchers, offering insights into the diverse array of electrochemical devices and their intricate dependencies. It provides a comprehensive overview of electrochemical devices from fundamental principles to cutting-edge applications. By bringing together insights from materials science, chemistry, physics, engineering, and beyond,
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Superconductivity Revisited

by Ralph Dougherty, J. Daniel Kimel ...

While the macroscopic phenomenon of superconductivity is well known and in practical use worldwide, the current theoretical paradigm for superconductivity suffers from a number of limitations. For example, there is no currently accepted theoretical explanation for the pattern of superconductor critical temperatures in the periodic table. Historical ... Read more

$94.99 USD

While the macroscopic phenomenon of superconductivity is well known and in practical use worldwide, the current theoretical paradigm for superconductivity suffers from a number of limitations. For example, there is no currently accepted theoretical explanation for the pattern of superconductor critical temperatures in the periodic table. Historical
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Self-Healing Structures, Machines, and Systems

by Dryver R. Huston ...

This book describes the behavior, underlying principles and design of self-healing materials, structures, machines, and systems. Self-healing is a ubiquitous phenomenon that appears in many systems ranging from the molecular scale up through to large macroscale systems and in domains ranging from materials such as self-healing polymers, to self-sealing tires, water distribution networks, and ... Read more

$280.99 USD

This book describes the behavior, underlying principles and design of self-healing materials, structures, machines, and systems. Self-healing is a ubiquitous phenomenon that appears in many systems ranging from the molecular scale up through to large macroscale systems and in domains ranging from materials such as self-healing polymers, to self-sealing tires, water distribution networks, and
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Quantum Theory of Many-Body Systems

Techniques and Applications

by Alexandre Zagoskin ...

Series series Physics and Astronomy (R0)
This text presents a self-contained treatment of the physics of many-body systems from the point of view of condensed matter. The approach, quite traditionally, uses the mathematical formalism of quasiparticles and Green’s functions. In particular, it covers all the important diagram techniques for normal and superconducting systems, including the zero-temperature perturbation theory and the ... Read more

$58.99 USD

This text presents a self-contained treatment of the physics of many-body systems from the point of view of condensed matter. The approach, quite traditionally, uses the mathematical formalism of quasiparticles and Green’s functions. In particular, it covers all the important diagram techniques for normal and superconducting systems, including the zero-temperature perturbation theory and the
... Read more

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