Bücher der Reihe Springer Series in Materials Science

Using this model expressions are derived for the TL intensity growth curve, the supralinearity factor and the pre-dose sensitization factor. Dealing with the theoretical models of TL, limitations of the general order (GO) kinetics and the mixed order kinetics models are specially brought out.

Authored by many of the world's leading experts on high-Tc superconductivity, this volume presents a panorama of ongoing research in the field, as well as insights into related multifunctional materials.

This book is the first to provide a comprehensive introduction to the synthesis, optical properties, and photonics applications of tellurite glasses.

This book presents and analyzes the influence of small size particles of lead, cadmium and silver sulfide on the properties of nonstoichiometric semiconductors. The effect of nanoparticle size and nonstoichiometry on the band gap, optical and thermal properties of nanostructured sulfides is also considered.

This book gives a comprehensive introduction to the field of photovoltaic (PV) solar cells and modules.

This book explains friction micro-dynamics, gives a survey of dynamic micro-processes in solids, and presents the idea of relativistic tribology. It also discusses the physical structure of solids tribo-surfaces.

This book offers a sound introduction to the synthesis and optical characterization of phosphate phosphor for undergraduate and graduate students as well as teachers and researchers. It covers both fundamental concepts as well as key applications.

This book covers various aspects of lasers in materials science, including a comprehensive overview on basic principles of laser-materials interactions and applications enabled by pulsed laser systems.

This volume presents an in-depth review of experimental and theoretical studies on the newly discovered Fe-based superconductors.

This book presents an overview of material-specific factors that influence Tc and give rise to diverse Tc values for copper oxides and iron-based high- Tc superconductors on the basis of more than 25 years of experimental data, to most of which the author has made important contributions.

This book covers the most recent advances in the deformation and fracture behaviour of polymer material. In a systematic manner, modern aspects of fracture mechanics in the industrial application of polymers for bridging basic research and industrial development are illustrated by multifarious examples of innovative materials usage.

To meet the demands of students, scientists and engineers for a systematic reference source, this book introduces, comprehensively and in a single voice, research and development progress in emerging metamaterials and derived functional metadevices.

This book covers the performance aspects of nanocomposite supercapacitor materials based on transition metal oxides, activated carbon, carbon nanotubes, carbon nanofibers, graphene and conducting polymers.

This book coversa broad range of materials science that has been brought to bear on providingsolutions to the challenges of developing self-healing and protective coatingsfor a range of metals. The book has a strong emphasis on characterisationtechniques, particularly new techniques that are beginning to be used in thecoatings area. It features many contributions written by experts from variousindustrial sectors which examine the needs of the sectors and the state of theart.The developmentof self-healing and protective coatings has been an expanding field in recentyears and applies a lot of new knowledge gained from other fields as well asother areas of materials science to the development of coatings. It hasborrowed from fields such as the food and pharmaceutical industries who haveused, polymer techniques, sol-gel science and colloidosome technology for arange encapsulation techniques. It has also borrowed from fields like hydrogenstorage such as from the development of hierarchical and other materials basedon organic templating as ¿nanocontainers¿ for the delivery of inhibitors. Inmaterials science, recent developments in high throughput and othercharacterisation techniques, such as those available from synchrotrons, arebeing increasing used for novel characterisation ¿ one only needs to look atthe application of these techniques in self healing polymers to gauge wealth ofnew information that has been gained from these techniques.This work islargely driven by the need to replace environmental pollutants and hazardouschemicals that represent risk to humans such as chromate inhibitors which arestill used in some applications.

Laser assisted fabrication involves shaping of materials using laser as a source of heat.

This book reviews simulation studies that model shape memory alloys. The authors utilize contemporary methodology for molecular dynamics simulation experiments to show how microscale dynamics may produce characteristic macroscopic material properties.

This comprehensive report covers state of the art optical effects shown by chalcogenide materials. It includes key applications as well as comparison of sulphur(selenium)-based chalcogenides with tellurides displaying crystal-to-amorphous phase changes.

This book is a unique reference work in the area of atomic-scale simulation of glasses. The book covers a wide range of systems covering "traditional" network glasses, such as chalcogenides and oxides, as well as glasses for applications in the area of phase change materials.

Using the principles of Materiomics, this book draws links between biological processes, structures, and properties at multiple scales and their interactions. Builds on recent advances in materials science, protein science, linguistics, mathematics and more.

This book presents experimental results on the structural and electronic metastable states in Se-rich chalcogenides. Coverage includes states in the mobility gap, structural transformation, photocrystallization, and many potential related applications.

Optical Properties of Metal Clusters deals with the electronic structure of metal clusters determined optically. Clusters - as state intermediate between molecules and the extended solid - are important in many areas, e.g. extended systems of many clusters - the most frequently occuring form - is also treated.

This in-depth experimental and theoretical account explores polymers and composites whose unusual properties (such as photophysical phenomena, electrical transport, phase transitions, and magnetic properties) stem from the incorporation of C60 in the material.

The characterisation of materials and material systems is an essential aspect of materials science. The programme was in effect from 1985 to 1997 and supported a wide range of research projects - from fundamental, trendy, innovative projects to projects in applied materials science.

This book consists of ten chapters which outline a wide range of technologies from first-principle calculations to continuum mechanics, with applications to materials design and development.

This book presents an overview of nanostructure determination and ways to find relationships to the electronic and optical properties. In addition, the book describes the manufacture of artificially structured nanomaterials using laser or electron-beam irradiation.

Nanocrystalline materials are three-dimensional ultrafine, polycrystalline microstructures. The development of the microstructure during sintering is studied and the influence of the synthesis parameters on the structure and properties of the nanocrystalline ceramics from the atomic to the microstructural level is investigated.

Recent developments in electronic structure theory have led to a new understanding of magnetic materials at the microscopic level.

The European Union's directive banning the use of lead-based (Pb) solders in electronic consumer products has created an urgent need for research on solder joint behavior under various driving forces in electronic manufacturing, and for development of lead-free solders.

Raman scattering is now being applied with increasing success to a wide range of practical problems at the cutting edge of materials science. Included are chapters on instrumentation, bulk semiconductors and alloys, heterostructures, high-Tc superconductors, catalysts, carbon-based materials, wide-gap and super-hard materials, and polymers.

Organic semiconductors offer unique characteristics which have prompted the application of organic semiconductors and their devices in physical, chemical, and biological sensors. Novel transducers based on organic light-emitting diodes and organic thin-film transistors, as well as systems-on-a-chip architectures are presented.