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The Physics of Semiconductors

An Introduction Including Nanophysics and Applications

by Marius Grundmann ...

Series series Physics and Astronomy (R0)
The 3rd edition of this successful textbook contains ample material for a comprehensive upper-level undergraduate or beginning graduate course, guiding readers to the point where they can choose a special topic and begin supervised research. The textbook provides a balance between essential aspects of solid-state and semiconductor physics, on the one hand, and the principles of various ... Read more

$107.09 USD

The 3rd edition of this successful textbook contains ample material for a comprehensive upper-level undergraduate or beginning graduate course, guiding readers to the point where they can choose a special topic and begin supervised research. The textbook provides a balance between essential aspects of solid-state and semiconductor physics, on the one hand, and the principles of various
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Symmetry, Group Theory, and the Physical Properties of Crystals

by Richard C Powell ...

Series series Physics and Astronomy (R0)
I. Symmetry in Solids II. Group Theory III. Tensor Properties of Crystals IV. Symmetry Properties of Point Defects in Solids V. Symmetry and the Optical Properties of Solids VI. Nonlinear Optics VII. Symmetry and Lattice Vibrations VIII. Symmetry and Electron Energy Levels ... Read more

$62.99 USD

I. Symmetry in Solids II. Group Theory III. Tensor Properties of Crystals IV. Symmetry Properties of Point Defects in Solids V. Symmetry and the Optical Properties of Solids VI. Nonlinear Optics VII. Symmetry and Lattice Vibrations VIII. Symmetry and Electron Energy Levels
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MXenes for Sustainable Development

Comprehensive Insights and Innovative Applications

Edited by Virat Khanna, Rashmi Walvekar ...

Series series Chemistry and Material Science (R0)
This book serves as a detailed guide to MXenes and their diverse applications in various domains, helping to achieve sustainable development. It begins with a thorough exploration of the introduction, synthesis, and characterization of MXenes, laying the foundation for understanding their significance as key building blocks for sustainability. The subsequent sections delve into MXene's pivotal ... Read more

$197.09 USD

This book serves as a detailed guide to MXenes and their diverse applications in various domains, helping to achieve sustainable development. It begins with a thorough exploration of the introduction, synthesis, and characterization of MXenes, laying the foundation for understanding their significance as key building blocks for sustainability. The subsequent sections delve into MXene's pivotal
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Structure and Properties of Liquid Crystals

by Lev M. Blinov ...

Series series Physics and Astronomy (R0)
This book by Lev M. Blinov is ideal to guide researchers from their very first encounter with liquid crystals to the level where they can perform independent experiments on liquid crystals with a thorough understanding of their behaviour also in relation to the theoretical framework. Liquid crystals can be found everywhere around us. They are used in virtually every display device, whether it is ... Read more

$89.09 USD

This book by Lev M. Blinov is ideal to guide researchers from their very first encounter with liquid crystals to the level where they can perform independent experiments on liquid crystals with a thorough understanding of their behaviour also in relation to the theoretical framework. Liquid crystals can be found everywhere around us. They are used in virtually every display device, whether it is
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Physics—Problems, Solutions, and Computer Calculations

Volume 2 Waves, Sound, Electricity, Magnetism, and Optics

by Wan Muhamad Saridan Wan Hassan, Abd Rahman Tamuri, Muhammad Zaki Yaacob, Roslinda Zainal ...

Series series Physics and Astronomy (R0)
Knowledge of and skill in physics are essential foundations for studies in science and engineering. This book offers students an introduction to the basic concepts and principles of physics. It covers various topics specifically related to waves, sound, electricity, magnetism, and optics. Each chapter begins with a summary of concepts, principles, definitions, and formulae to be discussed, as well ... Read more

$53.99 USD

Knowledge of and skill in physics are essential foundations for studies in science and engineering. This book offers students an introduction to the basic concepts and principles of physics. It covers various topics specifically related to waves, sound, electricity, magnetism, and optics. Each chapter begins with a summary of concepts, principles, definitions, and formulae to be discussed, as well
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Cryocoolers

Theory and Applications

Edited by Milind D. Atrey ...

Series series International Cryogenics Monograph Series
This book serves as an introduction to cryocooler technology and describes the principle applications of cryocoolers across a broad range of fields. It covers the specific requirements of these applications, and describes how the advantages and disadvantages of different cryocooler systems are taken into consideration. For example, Stirling coolers tend to be used only in space applications ... Read more

$170.09 USD

This book serves as an introduction to cryocooler technology and describes the principle applications of cryocoolers across a broad range of fields. It covers the specific requirements of these applications, and describes how the advantages and disadvantages of different cryocooler systems are taken into consideration. For example, Stirling coolers tend to be used only in space applications
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Fundamentals of Phosphors

Edited by William M. Yen, Shigeo(decease) Shionoya, Hajime Yamamoto ...

Drawing from the second edition of the best-selling Handbook of Phosphors, Fundamentals of Phosphors covers the principles and mechanisms of luminescence in detail and surveys the primary phosphor materials as well as their optical properties. The book addresses cutting-edge developments in phosphor science and technology including oxynitride phosphors and the impact of lanthanide level location ... Read more

$98.99 USD

Drawing from the second edition of the best-selling Handbook of Phosphors, Fundamentals of Phosphors covers the principles and mechanisms of luminescence in detail and surveys the primary phosphor materials as well as their optical properties. The book addresses cutting-edge developments in phosphor science and technology including oxynitride phosphors and the impact of lanthanide level location
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Superconductor Levitation

Concepts and Experiments

by Chan-Joong Kim ...

This book introduces the physical principles behind levitation with superconductors, and includes many examples of practical magnetic levitation demonstrations using superconducting phenomena.It features more than twenty examples of magnetic levitation in liquid nitrogen using high temperature superconductors and permanent magnets, all invented by the author. The book includes the demonstration of ... Read more

$116.09 USD

This book introduces the physical principles behind levitation with superconductors, and includes many examples of practical magnetic levitation demonstrations using superconducting phenomena.It features more than twenty examples of magnetic levitation in liquid nitrogen using high temperature superconductors and permanent magnets, all invented by the author. The book includes the demonstration of
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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

$170.09 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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Surface Structure Modification and Hardening of Al-Si Alloys

by Denis A. Romanov, Stanislav. V. Moskovskii, Viktor E. Gromov ...

Surface Structure Modification and Hardening of Al-SI Alloys explores the hardening of material surfaces using concentrated energy flows resulting in the nanostructuring of surface layers. The authors demonstrate how these methods achieve a reduction in plastic deformation of the surface and a more uniform distribution of elastic stresses near the surface during operational use, significantly ... Read more

$94.99 USD

Surface Structure Modification and Hardening of Al-SI Alloys explores the hardening of material surfaces using concentrated energy flows resulting in the nanostructuring of surface layers. The authors demonstrate how these methods achieve a reduction in plastic deformation of the surface and a more uniform distribution of elastic stresses near the surface during operational use, significantly
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Photon-hadron Interactions

by Richard P. Feynman ...

Series series Frontiers in Physics
In these classic lectures, Feynman analyses the theoretical questions related to electron and photon interactions at high energies. These lectures are based on a special topics course taught by Feynman at Caltech in 1971 and 1972. The material is dealt with on an advanced level and includes discussions of vector meson dominance and deep inelastic scattering. The possible consequences of the parton ... Read more

$84.99 USD

In these classic lectures, Feynman analyses the theoretical questions related to electron and photon interactions at high energies. These lectures are based on a special topics course taught by Feynman at Caltech in 1971 and 1972. The material is dealt with on an advanced level and includes discussions of vector meson dominance and deep inelastic scattering. The possible consequences of the parton
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Defects in Nanocrystals

Structural and Physico-Chemical Aspects

by Sergio Pizzini ...

Defects in Nanocrystals: Structural and Physico-Chemical Aspects discusses the nature of semiconductor systems and the effect of the size and shape on their thermodynamic and optoelectronic properties at the mesoscopic and nanoscopic levels. The nanostructures considered in this book are individual nanometric crystallites, nanocrystalline films, and nanowires of which the thermodynamic, structural ... Read more

$98.99 USD

Defects in Nanocrystals: Structural and Physico-Chemical Aspects discusses the nature of semiconductor systems and the effect of the size and shape on their thermodynamic and optoelectronic properties at the mesoscopic and nanoscopic levels. The nanostructures considered in this book are individual nanometric crystallites, nanocrystalline films, and nanowires of which the thermodynamic, structural
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Autowave Plasticity

Localization and Collective Modes

by Lev Zuev ...

Autowave Plasticity: Localization and Collective Modes discusses the nature of plastic flow in solids associated with the development of a localized plastic flow. Written by an authority in the field, the author demonstrates how patterns of localized plastic flow are associated with autowave modes that are generated in a deformable sample and delivers a complete work on the subject.Key FeaturesAn ... Read more

$106.99 USD

Autowave Plasticity: Localization and Collective Modes discusses the nature of plastic flow in solids associated with the development of a localized plastic flow. Written by an authority in the field, the author demonstrates how patterns of localized plastic flow are associated with autowave modes that are generated in a deformable sample and delivers a complete work on the subject.Key FeaturesAn
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Multidimensional Periodic Schrödinger Operator

Perturbation Theory and Applications

by Oktay Veliev ...

Series series Physics and Astronomy (R0)
This book describes the direct and inverse problems of the multidimensional Schrödinger operator with a periodic potential, a topic that is especially important in perturbation theory, constructive determination of spectral invariants and finding the periodic potential from the given Bloch eigenvalues. It provides a detailed derivation of the asymptotic formulas for Bloch eigenvalues and Bloch ... Read more

$143.09 USD

This book describes the direct and inverse problems of the multidimensional Schrödinger operator with a periodic potential, a topic that is especially important in perturbation theory, constructive determination of spectral invariants and finding the periodic potential from the given Bloch eigenvalues. It provides a detailed derivation of the asymptotic formulas for Bloch eigenvalues and Bloch
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The Coming Age of Metamaterials: Engineering the Impossible at the Atomic Scale

by Lavinia Rquefort-Mwezi ...

Light bends the wrong way. Sound passes through a wall designed to stop it. A flat chip, thinner than a fingernail, focuses light better than a curved glass lens that took decades to grind. None of this is science fiction. It is the present reality of metamaterials, and it is only the beginning.In The Coming Age of Metamaterials, science writer Lavinia Rquefort-Mwezi takes readers on a journey ... Read more

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Light bends the wrong way. Sound passes through a wall designed to stop it. A flat chip, thinner than a fingernail, focuses light better than a curved glass lens that took decades to grind. None of this is science fiction. It is the present reality of metamaterials, and it is only the beginning.In The Coming Age of Metamaterials, science writer Lavinia Rquefort-Mwezi takes readers on a journey
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Cellulose Chemistry and Properties: Fibers, Nanocelluloses and Advanced Materials

Edited by Orlando J. Rojas ...

Series series Chemistry and Material Science (R0)
Vincent Bulone et al.: Cellulose sources and new understanding of synthesis in plants Thomas Heinze et al.:Cellulose structure and properties Thomas Rosenau, Antje Potthast, Ute Henniges et al.: Recent developments in cellulose aging (degradation / yellowing / chromophore formation) Sunkyu Park et al.:Cellulose crystallinity Lina Zhang et al.:Gelation and dissolution behavior of cellulose ... Read more

$395.09 USD

Vincent Bulone et al.: Cellulose sources and new understanding of synthesis in plants Thomas Heinze et al.:Cellulose structure and properties Thomas Rosenau, Antje Potthast, Ute Henniges et al.: Recent developments in cellulose aging (degradation / yellowing / chromophore formation) Sunkyu Park et al.:Cellulose crystallinity Lina Zhang et al.:Gelation and dissolution behavior of cellulose
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Biomimetics

Bioinspired Hierarchical-Structured Surfaces for Green Science and Technology

by Bharat Bhushan ...

Series series Physics and Astronomy (R0)
This revised, updated and expanded new edition presents an overview of biomimetics and biologically inspired structured surfaces. It deals with various examples of biomimetics which include surfaces with roughness-induced superomniphobicity, self-cleaning, antifouling, and controlled adhesion. The focus in the book is on the Lotus Effect, Salvinia Effect, Rose Petal Effect, Oleophobic/philic ... Read more

$170.09 USD

This revised, updated and expanded new edition presents an overview of biomimetics and biologically inspired structured surfaces. It deals with various examples of biomimetics which include surfaces with roughness-induced superomniphobicity, self-cleaning, antifouling, and controlled adhesion. The focus in the book is on the Lotus Effect, Salvinia Effect, Rose Petal Effect, Oleophobic/philic
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Surface Diffusion

Metals, Metal Atoms, and Clusters

by Grazyna Antczak, Gert Ehrlich ...

For the first time, this book unites the theory, experimental techniques and computational tools used to describe the diffusion of atoms, molecules and nanoparticles across metal surfaces. Starting with an outline of the formalism that describes diffusion on surfaces, the authors guide the reader through the principles of atomic movement, before moving on to diffusion under special circumstances, ... Read more

$191.09 USD

For the first time, this book unites the theory, experimental techniques and computational tools used to describe the diffusion of atoms, molecules and nanoparticles across metal surfaces. Starting with an outline of the formalism that describes diffusion on surfaces, the authors guide the reader through the principles of atomic movement, before moving on to diffusion under special circumstances,
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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

$143.09 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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Advances in Magnetic and Optical Resonance

Edited by Warren S. Warren ...

Series Book 19 - Advances in Magnetic and Optical Resonance
Since 1965, Advances in Magnetic and Optical Resonance has provided researchers with timely expositions of fundamental new developments in the theory of, experimentation with, and application of magnetic and optical resonance. ... Read more

$229.49 USD

Since 1965, Advances in Magnetic and Optical Resonance has provided researchers with timely expositions of fundamental new developments in the theory of, experimentation with, and application of magnetic and optical resonance.
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The Effect of Long Term Thermal Exposure on Plastics and Elastomers

by Laurence W. McKeen ...

Series series Plastics Design Library
This reference guide brings together a wide range of essential data on the effect of long term thermal exposure on plastics and elastomers, enabling engineers to make optimal material choices and design decisions. The data is supported by explanations of how to make use of the data in real-world engineering contexts. High heat environments are common in automotive, oil and gas, household ... Read more

$265.49 USD

This reference guide brings together a wide range of essential data on the effect of long term thermal exposure on plastics and elastomers, enabling engineers to make optimal material choices and design decisions. The data is supported by explanations of how to make use of the data in real-world engineering contexts. High heat environments are common in automotive, oil and gas, household
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Physics of Semiconductor Devices

by Massimo Rudan ...

Series series Engineering (R0)
This textbook describes the basic physics of semiconductors, including the hierarchy of transport models, and connects the theory with the functioning of actual semiconductor devices. Details are worked out carefully and derived from the basic physical concepts, while keeping the internal coherence of the analysis and explaining the different levels of approximation. Coverage includes the main ... Read more

$89.09 USD

This textbook describes the basic physics of semiconductors, including the hierarchy of transport models, and connects the theory with the functioning of actual semiconductor devices. Details are worked out carefully and derived from the basic physical concepts, while keeping the internal coherence of the analysis and explaining the different levels of approximation. Coverage includes the main
... Read more
Non-Equilibrium Dynamics of Semiconductors and Nanostructures

Edited by Kong-Thon Tsen ...

The advent of the femto-second laser has enabled us to observe phenomena at the atomic timescale. One area to reap enormous benefits from this ability is ultrafast dynamics. Collecting the works of leading experts from around the globe, Non-Equilibrium Dynamics of Semiconductors and Nanostructures surveys recent developments in a variety of areas in ultrafast dynamics. In eight authoritative ... Read more

$325.00 USD

The advent of the femto-second laser has enabled us to observe phenomena at the atomic timescale. One area to reap enormous benefits from this ability is ultrafast dynamics. Collecting the works of leading experts from around the globe, Non-Equilibrium Dynamics of Semiconductors and Nanostructures surveys recent developments in a variety of areas in ultrafast dynamics. In eight authoritative
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In-Situ Transmission Electron Microscopy

Edited by Litao Sun, Tao Xu, Ze Zhang ...

Series series Chemistry and Material Science (R0)
This book focuses on in-situ transmission electron microscopy (TEM), an investigatory technique used to observe a sample’s response to a given stimulus (including electron irradiation, thermal excitation, mechanical force, optical excitation, electric and magnetic fields) at the nanoscale in real time. The book introduces readers to the technical strategy behind the in-situ technique and its ... Read more

$170.09 USD

This book focuses on in-situ transmission electron microscopy (TEM), an investigatory technique used to observe a sample’s response to a given stimulus (including electron irradiation, thermal excitation, mechanical force, optical excitation, electric and magnetic fields) at the nanoscale in real time. The book introduces readers to the technical strategy behind the in-situ technique and its
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