Engineering applications of electronic, magnetic, optical materials

This book provides in-depth coverage of smart materials, including electroactive polymers (EAPs), synthetic muscle, pneumatic artificial muscle, soft pneumatics, hydro-muscle, and other cutting-edge transformational smart material technologies.

This thesis makes a significant contribution to the development of cheaper Si-based Infrared detectors, operating at room temperature.

This book presents and facilitates new research and development results with hot topics in the thermoelectric generators (TEGs) field.

This book is dedicated to field emission electronics, a promising field at the interface between "e;classic"e; vacuum electronics and nanotechnology.

This volume provides a comprehensive reference for graduate students and professionals in both academia and industry on the fundamentals, processing details, and applications of 3D microelectronic packaging, an industry trend for future microelectronic packages.

This book focuses on complex shaped micro- and nanostructures for future biomedical and sensing applications that were investigated by both theory and experiments.

This book presents the latest results of quantum properties of light in the nanostructured environment supporting surface plasmons, including waveguide quantum electrodynamics, quantum emitters, strong-coupling phenomena and lasing in plasmonic structures.

This book discuss the recent advances and future trends of nanoscience in solar energy conversion and storage.

This book offers a complete overview of photonic-enhanced materials from material development to a final photonic biomedical application.

This book is dedicated to the new two-dimensional one-atomic-layer-thick materials such as graphene, metallic chalcogenides, silicene and other 2D materials.

This book discusses the recent advances in the wastes recycling technologies to provide low-cost and alternative ways for nanomaterials production.

This book introduces piezoelectric microelectromechanical (pMEMS) resonators to a broad audience by reviewing design techniques including use of finite element modeling, testing and qualification of resonators, and fabrication and large scale manufacturing techniques to help inspire future research and entrepreneurial activities in pMEMS.

This brief explains the theory of the interaction-induced electrical properties of van der Waals complexes.

This book looks at advanced nanocomposites, introducing long-awaited concepts towards bridging the gap between nanostructured optical materials and next-generation imaging systems.

This second edition continues to be the most comprehensive review on the developments in advanced packaging technologies.

This book provides an overview of the applications of ion beam techniques in oxide materials.

This authored monograph presents the state-of-the-art improvements in 2D materials, focusing on their most significant achievements, as well as recent emergence and potential applications.

This collection from the 12th International Conference on Magnesium Alloys and Their Applications (Mg 2021)-the longest running conference dedicated to the development of magnesium alloys-covers the breadth of magnesium research and development, from primary production to applications to end-of-life management.

This volume originates from the proceedings of the International Conference on Nano for Energy and Water (NEW) & Indo French Workshop on Water Networking, 22-24 February, 2017 in Dehar.

This book provides a comprehensive look at one-dimensional (1D) mesoporous inorganic nanomaterials.

This book provides technological perspective and comprehensive overview on the research efforts related to II-VI group cadmium based semiconducting nanomaterials.

This textbook provides a general overview of porous media flow, and introduces various theoretical tools to characterize and predict the flow.

This book offers a comprehensive analysis of novel design strategies in higher energy solid-state lithium batteries.

This leading-edge volume on advances in photovoltaic technology features diverse contributions from experts in every major geographic PV market.

This book presents a complete framework for energy harvesting technologies based on graded elastic metamaterials.

This book presents novel findings concerning the systems, materials and processes used in solar energy conversion in communities.

This book brings together a collection of chapters that focus on the relationship among electrical, chemical, and mechanical properties and the study of adjusting one property through the control of another, namely, Electro-Chemo-Mechanics (ECM).

This book introduces readers to a wide range of applications for elements in Group 16 of the periodic table, such as, optical fibers for communication and sensing, X-ray imaging, electrochemical sensors, data storage devices, biomedical applications, photovoltaics and IR detectors, the rationale for these uses, the future scope of their applications, and expected improvements to existing technologies.

Advancement of Optical Methods & Digital Image Correlation in Experimental Mechanics, Volume 4 of the Proceedings of the 2020 SEM Annual Conference & Exposition on Experimental and Applied Mechanics, the fourth volume of seven from the Conference, brings together contributions to this important area of research and engineering.

This book defines the concept of nanoparticles from the point of view of statistical physics and quantum physics.

This book provides a review of all types of silicon solar cells.

This book covers the theoretical background, experimental methods and implementation details to engineer for communication and imaging application, terahertz devices using metamaterials, in mainstream semiconductor foundry processes.

This book is a concise introductory guide to understanding the field of modern batteries, which is fast becoming an important area for applications in renewable energy storage, transportation, and consumer devices.

Advancement of Optical Methods in Experimental Mechanics, Volume 3 of the Proceedings of the 2016 SEM Annual Conference & Exposition on Experimental and Applied Mechanics, the third volume of ten from the Conference, brings together contributions to this important area of research and engineering.

This book highlights the most recent developments in quantum dot spin physics and the generation of deterministic superior non-classical light states with quantum dots.

This book explores cutting-edge topics on hydrogen and fuel cell technologies in aviation.

The book highlights recent developments in the field of biomedical systems covering a wide range of technological aspects, methods, systems and instrumentation techniques for diagnosis, monitoring, treatment, and assistance.

This collection brings together engineers, scientists, scholars, and entrepreneurs to present their novel and innovative contributions in the domain specific to metal-matrix composites and on aspects specific to processing, characterization, mechanical behavior, measurements, failure behavior, and kinetics governing microstructural influences on failure by fracture.

This book brings together the recent cutting-edge work on computational methods in photonics and their applications.

This book looks at the recent developments in the area of photocatalytic degradation of dyes using photocatalytic techniques, for example by means of various nanoparticles, heterogeneous, and hybrid systems.

This book deals with the synthesis of nanomaterials with a strong focus on the underlying reaction kinetics and various synthesis mechanisms.

This book presents the recent achievements towards the next generation of Light-emitting electrochemical cells (LEC).

This book investigates applicability of various emerging strategies to improve important properties and features of metal oxide materials that can be used further to advance their photocatalytic and photoelectrochemical performances.

This book reports the basics of hybrid phosphor materials, their synthesis routes and their special properties and characterization techniques.

This book provides a comprehensive introduction to the thermal issues in photovoltaics.

The book describes emerging strategies to circumvent transmission and thermalization losses in solar cells, and thereby redefine the limits of solar power conversion efficiency.

The reliance on fossil fuels for energy is unsustainable and has released an unprecedentedamount of carbon dioxide into our atmosphere.

This book reports on the design, synthesis and characterization of new small molecule electron acceptors for polymer solar cells.

This textbook presents a concise comparison of catalytic and biocatalytic systems outlining their catalytic properties and peculiarities.

This book addresses electrocatalysis based on chalcogenides, particularly in the nanoscale domain.