Bücher der Reihe Cambridge Solid State Science Series

This is an advanced text for higher degree materials science students and researchers concerned with the strength of highly brittle covalent-ionic solids, principally ceramics. It presents a unified continuum, microstructural and atomistic treatment of modern fracture mechanics. The underlying theme of the book is the Griffith energy-balance concept of crack propagation.

The nature of the solid-liquid interface, the mechanism associated with its movement, and its preferential morphologies, impose important boundary conditions on the technology of crystal growth from the melt. This 1973 book aims to describe these basic physical changes which underlie all of the important range of melt growth techniques.

This 2000 book deals with the micromechanical characterization of polymer materials. Describes the microhardness technique and its applications to different polymeric materials. Ideal for graduate level students and researchers interested in the microindentation hardness of polymer materials.

Authoritative and comprehensive account of the principles and practice of NMR spectroscopy of solids as applied to polymeric materials to determine their structure and dynamics at a molecular level.

This comprehensive book is the first text devoted to the problem of understanding the electrical properties of metals and alloys. Dr Rossiter, well-known for his work on the electrical resistivity of alloys, has written a book which blends experimental results and theory, but does not assume a strong background in quantum mechanics.

This new edition of Cellular Solids brings the book up to date, including new work on processing of metallic and ceramic foams and on the mechanical, electrical and acoustic properties of cellular solids. The text summarises current understanding of the structure and mechanical behaviour of cellular materials.

Metal matrix composites constitute a new class of materials, now starting to make a major industrial impact in fields as diverse as aerospace, automotives and electronics. This book gives a comprehensive, integrated coverage of these materials.

This book describes the theory and practice of infrared and Raman spectroscopy as applied to the study of the physical and chemical characteristics of polymers. Its purpose is to give the beginning researcher in the field a firm foundation and a starting point for the study of more-advanced literature.

This 1995 book gives a complete treatment of amorphous solids, with particular emphasis on metallic glasses. This class of materials exhibit a particularly interesting range of low temperature electrical properties. The book is designed to appeal to non-specialist metallurgists and material scientists.

This 1997 book describes advances in the field of superplasticity. The authors emphasise the materials aspects of superplasticity and present commercial applications of superplastic forming. The book will be of interest to graduate students and researchers in materials science and engineering, especially those working in aerospace and automobile companies.

This book describes the properties and device applications of hydrogenated amorphous silicon. It covers the growth, the atomic and electronic structure, the properties of dopants and defects, the optical and electronic properties which result from the disordered structure, and the applications of this technologically very important material.

This book presents a unified approach to the topic of thermoluminescence and brings together the fragmented specialist approaches to the subject. It stresses the importance of the solid state aspects of the phenomenon and links these to applications in archaeological dating, dosimetry and geology.

Using a unified phenomenological treatment of matter transport applicable to both solids and liquids, this novel 2000 textbook for advanced undergraduate and graduate students, gives a solid grounding in the principles of matter transport and their application to a range of materials science and engineering problems.

A comprehensive introduction to the mechanical properties of ceramics, designed primarily as a textbook for graduate students in materials science and engineering. Also of value to industrial scientists and engineers involved in the development of ceramic-based products, materials selection and mechanical design.

This edition has been enlarged and updated to provide a clear and comprehensive understanding of composite materials. Primarily a teaching text for final-year undergraduates in materials science and engineering, this book will interest undergraduates and postgraduates in chemistry, physics, and mechanical engineering, and also academic and technological researchers.

This textbook addresses the design of the microstructure of composite materials in order to obtain optimum performance. The broad spectrum of topics covered includes laminate composites, statistical strength theories of continuous fiber composites, short fiber composites, hybrid composites, two and three-dimensional textile structural composites and flexible composites.

This book describes how materials, from semiconductors to tool steels, can be modified to create new materials. Its importance is that it is the first book in two decades to describe completely the implantation process which is used universally in semiconductor production.

The book describes the development of two powerful techniques for polymer surface studies.

This book is an introduction to polymers and focuses on the synthesis, structure and properties of the individual molecules that constitute polymeric materials. It approaches polymeric materials from a molecular basis on the belief that there is a common core of knowledge and principles suitable for an introductory work.

This 1981 book draws together in one unified presentation a number of the phenomena associated with polymer surfaces.

This 1980 text emphasises the importance of scientific rather than empirical methods in attempting to develop particle-hardened alloys.

This is a fully revised and expanded edition of a very successful and widely used book. It describes the physical basis of all the principal, and most of the more specialised, techniques currently employed in the study of well-characterised solid surfaces.

The entire text has been updated in the second edition of this comprehensive and well-illustrated text, which has proved popular amongst students and faculty alike. This volume will allow final year undergraduates, graduate students and research workers to investigate in detail the stability of microstructure in metallic systems.