Engineering applications of electronic, magnetic, optical materials

This book focuses on the effects of the material, porosity, pore size and pore shape on flow behaviour and heat transfer in microscale porous media manufactured using a space holder method.

This book covers the recent development of metal oxides, hydroxides and their carbon composites for electrochemical oxidation of water in the production of hydrogen and oxygen as fuels.

"e;Phase Change Materials: Science and Applications"e; provides a unique introduction of this rapidly developing field.

The Advanced Study Institute on "e;Theoretical Aspects and New Developments in Magneto-Optics"e; was held at the University of Antwerpen (R.

This book deals with a "e;bottom-up"e; approach to building nanostructured systems, where one starts with atoms and molecules, which constitute the molecular building blocks (MBBs), and assembles them to build a nanostructured material.

Sensors: An Introductory Course provides an essential reference on the fundamentals of sensors.

This book covers the recent development of metal oxides, hydroxides and their carbon composites for electrochemical oxidation of water in the production of hydrogen and oxygen as fuels.

This thesis presents the discovery of a surprising phase transition between a topological and a broken symmetry phase.

This book discusses the fundamental of bending actuation with a focus on ionic metal composites.

This book presents a quantum framework for understanding inelastic light scattering which is consistent with the classical descriptions of Raman phenomena and Rayleigh scattering, thus creating a unified theoretical picture of light scattering.

This book presents the underlying physical picture and an overview of the state of the art of femtosecond supercontinuum generation in various transparent solid-state media, ranging from wide-bandgap dielectrics to semiconductor materials, and across various parts of the optical spectrum, from the ultraviolet to the mid-infrared.

When I was contacted by Kluwer Academic Publishers in the Fall of 200 I, inviting me to edit a volume of papers on the issue of electron transport in quantum dots, I was excited by what I saw as an ideal opportunity to provide an overview of a field of research that has made significant contributions in recent years, both to our understanding of fundamental physics, and to the development of novel nanoelectronic technologies.

This book encompasses peer-reviewed proceedings of the International Conference on Advancement in Materials Processing Technology (AMPT 2023).

This book presents select peer-reviewed proceedings of the International Conference on Innovations in Clean Energy Technologies (ICET 2023) and examines a range of durable, energy-efficient, and next-generation smart green technologies for a sustainable future by reflecting on the trends, advances, and developments taking place across the globe.

This book is loosely based on a Multidisciplinary University Research Initiative (MURI) project and a few supplemental projects sponsored by the Of?

This book provides guidelines and design rules for developing high-performance, low-cost, and energy-efficient quantum-dot (QD) lasers for silicon photonic integrated circuits (PIC), optical frequency comb generation, and quantum information systems.

The technological progress is closely related to the developments of various materials and tools made of those materials.

Considered one of the major fields of photonics of the beginning 21st century, plasmonics offers the potential to confine and guide light below the diffraction limit and promises a new generation of highly miniaturized photonic devices.

Introduction to Focused Ion Beams is geared towards techniques and applications.

This book presents select proceedings of the International Conference on Processing and Fabrication of Advanced Materials (PFAM 2023).

Nanotechnology is the art, science, and engineering of designing materials, devices, and systems at the nanoscale from bottom-up and/or top-down approaches.

This book is the result of recent research that deals with the built environment and innovative materials, carried out by specialists working in universities and centers of research in different professional fields - architecture, engineering, physics - and in an area that that spans from the Mediterranean Sea to the Persian Gulf, and from South Eastern Europe to the Middle East.

A quantum dot molecule (QDM) is composed of two or more closely spaced quantum dots or "e;artificial atoms.

The use of diamond for electronic applications is not a new idea.

This book presents a quantum framework for understanding inelastic light scattering which is consistent with the classical descriptions of Raman phenomena and Rayleigh scattering, thus creating a unified theoretical picture of light scattering.

Corrosion is a high-cost and potentially hazardous issue in numerous industries.

The transfer-matrix method (TMM) in electromagnetics and optics is a powerful and convenient mathematical formalism for determining the planewave reflection and transmission characteristics of an infinitely extended slab of a linear material.

This book offers comprehensive information on the main techniques for measuring water-oxidation-catalyst (WOC) performance, with a particular focus on the combined use of sacrificial oxidants and dyes within closed-batch reactors.

This book gives an overview of the latest technologies in the conversion of wastes products to biofuel or chemicals which are more eco-friendly and sustainable as compared to the ordinary petroleum derivatives.

The primary objective of the NATO Advanced Study Institute (ASI) titled "e;Functionalized Nanoscale Materials, Devices, and Systems for Chem.

Metamaterials and plasmonics are cross-disciplinary fields that are emerging into the mainstream of many scientific areas.

Below is a copy of Professor Takeshi Takei's original preface that he wrote for my first book, Modem Ferrite Teclmology.

This book provides a collection of contributed chapters, delivering a comprehensive overview of topics related to the synthesis and crystal growth of nitride compounds under supercritical ammonia conditions.

This book presents select peer-reviewed proceedings of the International Conference on Innovations in Clean Energy Technologies (ICET 2023) and examines a range of durable, energy-efficient, and next-generation smart green technologies for a sustainable future by reflecting on the trends, advances, and developments taking place across the globe.

Scanning transmission electron microscopy has become a mainstream technique for imaging and analysis at atomic resolution and sensitivity, and the authors of this book are widely credited with bringing the field to its present popularity.

In this revised and expanded edition, the authors provide a comprehensive overview of the tools, technologies, and physical models needed to understand, build, and analyze microdevices.

Fundamentals of Nanoscaled Field Effect Transistors gives comprehensive coverage of the fundamental physical principles and theory behind nanoscale transistors.

Design of System on a Chip is the first of two volumes addressing the design challenges associated with new generations of the semiconductor technology.

This collection addresses the need for sustainable technologies with reduced energy consumption and pollutants and the development and application of alternative sustainable energy to maintain a green environment and energy supply.

       This proceedings book presents dual approaches to examining new theoretical models and their applicability in the search for new scintillation materials and, ultimately, the development of industrial technologies.

This book describes the status of research and development in the field of high-temperature superconductivity reached in the mid of the twenty-twenties.

The seventh Advanced Study Institute (ASI) on Techniques and Concepts of High Energy Physics was held for the second time at the Club St.

This text on the electrical, optical, magnetic, and thermal properties of materials stresses concepts rather than mathematical formalism.

This book presents select proceedings of the International Conference on Processing and Fabrication of Advanced Materials (PFAM 2023).

This book provides a unique and comprehensive overview of the latest advances, challenges and accomplishments in the rapidly growing field of theoretical and computational materials science.

Designed to sit alongside more conventional established condensed matter physics textbooks, this compact volume offers a concise presentation of the principles of solid state theory, ideal for advanced students and researchers requiring an overview or a quick refresher on a specific topic.

The study of semiconductor heterostructures started more than forty years ago.

This book presents a detailed description, analysis, comparison of the latest research and developments in photovoltaic energy.