Materials / States of matter

This thesis presents the application of non-perturbative, or functional, renormalization group to study the physics of critical stationary states in systems out-of-equilibrium.

This book presents developments of techniques for detection and analysis of two electrons resulting from the interaction of a single incident electron with a solid surface.

The current volume is a single topic volume on the optical spectra and lattice dynamics of molecular crystals.

This volume of the Handbook is the first of a two-volume set of reviews devoted to the rare-earth-based high-temperature oxide superconductors (commonly known as hiTC superconductors).

Physics of Thin Films is one of the longest running continuing series in thin film science, consisting of 25 volumes since 1963.

Physics of Thin Films is one of the longest running continuing series in thin film science, consisting of 25 volumes since 1963.

Significant progress has occurred during the last few years in device technologies and these are surveyed in this new volume.

Physics of Thin Films is one of the longest running continuing series in thin film science, consisting of twenty volumes since 1963.

This book develops the thesis that structure and function in a variety of condensed systems - from the atomic assemblies in inorganic frameworks and organic molecules, through molecular self-assemblies to proteins - can be unified when curvature and surface geometry are taken together with molecular shape and forces.

Supercritical fluids behave either like a gas or a liquid, depending on the values of thermodynamic properties.

Since its inception in 1966, the series of numbered volumes known as Semiconductors and Semimetals has distinguished itself through the careful selection of well-known authors, editors, and contributors.

Since its inception in 1966, the series of numbered volumes known as Semiconductors and Semimetals has distinguished itself through the careful selection of well-known authors, editors, and contributors.

The present status of Density Functional Theory (DFT), which has evolved as the main technique for the study of matter at the atomistic level, is described in this volume.

This volume is a collection of papers which were presented at the 2001 International Conference on Rapid Thermal Processing (RTP 2001) held at Ise Shima, Mie, on November 14-16, 2001.

As the growing number of conference proceedings, preprints, periodicals and popular journal articles are being joined by various electronic forms of dissemination of research, the series Progress in Low Temperature Physics assumes a particular responsibility in providing excellent reviews, guiding the reading of the literature and providing direction for future research possibilities.

Principles of Semiconductor Network Testing gathers together comprehensive information which test and process professionals will find invaluable.

In recent years there have been exciting developments in techniques for producing multilayered structures of different materials, often with thicknesses as small as only a few atomic layers.

This book provides an accessible introduction to intermediate-level electrodynamics with computa- tional approaches to complement a traditional mathematical treatment of the subject.

The first two volumes in this series published twenty years ago contained chapters devoted to anharmonic properties of solids, ab initio calculations of phonons in metals and insulators, and surface phonons.

The field of phase transitions and critical phenomena continues to be active in research, producing a steady stream of interesting and fruitful results.

This book celebrates the career and scientific accomplishments of Professor David Buckingham, who is due to retire from his Chair at Cambridge University in 1997.

This volume describes the increasing role of in situ optical diagnostics in thin film processing for applications ranging from fundamental science studies to process development to control during manufacturing.

During the last thirty years metal surface physics, or generally surface science, has come a long way due to the development of vacuum technology and the new surface sensitive probes on the experimental side and new methods and powerful computational techniques on the theoretical side.

Dislocations are lines of irregularity in the structure of a solid analogous to the bumps in a badly laid carpet.

This book gives readers a coherent picture of waves in disordered media, including multiple scattered waves.

This book provides a comprehensive treatment of the physics of hysteresis in magnetism and of the mathematical tools used to describe it.

Research advances in III-nitride semiconductor materials and device have led to an exponential increase in activity directed towards electronic and optoelectronic applications.

This book explores the fascinating field of high-temperature superconductivity.

The past decade has witnessed dramatic growth in the diversity and complexity of device applications where vacuum is required to support either high voltages or high electric fields.

Clear evidence of increasing demands in the processing industry prompted the editors and authors to publish a new book about High Pressure Process Technology: Fundamentals and Applications.

This is the third volume of the very successful set.

This volume in the Handbook of Optical Constants of Solids is the first and only book to provide comprehensive coverage of refractive index and thermo-optic coefficients.

This reference provides engineers with values for thermal conductivity as a function of temperature for the major organic compounds.

This reference provides engineers with values for thermal conductivity as a function of temperature for the major organic compounds.

This reference provides engineers with values for thermal conductivity as a function of temperature for the major organic compounds.

The field of superconductivity has tremendous potential for growth and further development in industrial applications.

This major reference work, covering the important materials science area of gels, is a translation of a Japanese handbook.

This book presents the author's view of how the global semiconductor industry will evolve, based on recent megatrends not only in the industry but also in society, including the rapid proliferation of AI, the global semiconductor shortage, the rising importance of semiconductors in the value chain, and the movement to democratize semiconductors.

This book is the second volume in the Handbook of Surface Science series and deals with aspects of the electronic structure of surfaces as investigated by means of the experimental and theoretical methods of physics.

As it results from the very nature of things, the spherical symmetry of the surrounding of a site in a crystal lattice or an atom in a molecule can never occur.

The book provides an introduction to both theoretical and experimental results on chirality and wobbling in atomic nuclei.

This book provides a comprehensive introduction to the field of scanning optical microscopy for scientists and engineers.

During the past fifteen years there has been a dramatic increase in the number of different surfaces whose structures have been determined experimentally.

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.

The aim of this book is to provide a timely collection that highlights advances in current research of crystal growth ranging from fundamental aspects to current applications involving a wide range of materials.

This book deals with the electronic and optical properties of two low-dimensional systems: quantum dots and quantum antidots and is divided into two parts.

This book presents a consistent mathematical theory of the non-electronic physical properties of disordered and amorphous solids, starting from the atomic-level dynamics and leading to experimentally verifiable descriptions of macroscopic properties such as elastic and viscoelastic moduli, plasticity, phonons and vibrational spectra, and thermal properties.

Since its inception in 1966, the series of numbered volumes known as Semiconductors and Semimetals has distinguished itself through the careful selection of well-known authors, editors, and contributors.

Dislocations are lines of irregularity in the structure of a solid analogous to the bumps in a badly laid carpet.

Each chapter presents a detailed background of the described method, its theoretical foundations, and its applicability to different biomedical material.