Rare-earth Iron Permanent Magnets

• Hardcover | Monographs on the Physics and Chemistry of Materials
• Magnets have been objects of fascination for millenia. The new rare-earth iron magnets store 1,000 times the energy of their predecessors, with applic... Lees meer

Principles of Dielectrics

B K P Scaife

• Paperback | Engels | Monographs on the Physics and Chemistry of Materials | nr. 45
• This title provides an up-to-date account of the basic principles of dielectrics. It is ideal for advanced undergraduates and graduates in the field, ... Lees meer

Smart Structures

Vinod K Wadhawan

• Hardcover | Engels | Monographs on the Physics and Chemistry of Materials | nr. 65
• A structure is an assembly that serves an engineering function. A smart structure is one that serves this function smartly i.e. by responding adaptive... Lees meer

Surface Analytical Techniques

J. C. (, Harwell Laboratory) Riviere

• Hardcover | Monographs on the Physics and Chemistry of Materials
• Numerous techniques are available for providing detailed compositional information of the surface of materials. This volume aims to clarify those tech... Lees meer

Quasicrystals: A Primer

C. (Professor, Professor, Universite Joseph Fourier Grenoble, Fr

• Hardcover | Monographs on the Physics and Chemistry of Materials
• Quasicrystals have unusual symmetry properties. The book describes where the atoms are and how this new state of matter behaves. Peculiar aspects, suc... Lees meer

Dynamic Light Scattering

• Hardcover | Monographs on the Physics and Chemistry of Materials
• Dynamic light scattering is one of the new methods developed for investigating macromolecular systems. This book traces the recent developments in the... Lees meer

Introduction to Scanning Tunneling Microscopy

C Julian Chen

• Hardcover | Engels | Monographs on the Physics and Chemistry of Materials
• The scanning tunneling microscope and the atomic force microscope, both capable of imaging and manipulating individual atoms, were crowned with the No... Lees meer

Introduction to Scanning Tunneling Microscopy

C Julian Chen

• Paperback | Engels | Monographs on the Physics and Chemistry of Materials | nr. 64
• The scanning tunneling microscope and the atomic force microscope, both capable of imaging and manipulating individual atoms, were crowned with the No... Lees meer

Statistical Mechanics of Solids

Louis A Girifalco, L a Girifalco

• Hardcover | Engels | Monographs on the Physics and Chemistry of Materials | nr. 58
• This monograph, suitable for use as an advanced text, presents the statistical mechanics of solids from the perspective of the material properties of ... Lees meer

Nanocomposites with Biodegradable Polymers

• Hardcover | Monographs on the Physics and Chemistry of Materials
• Polymers are used in practically every facet of daily life. Most polymers come from fossil fuels and are not biodegradable, causing long-term environm... Lees meer

High-Resolution Electron Microscopy

John C H Spence

• Paperback | Engels | Monographs on the Physics and Chemistry of Materials | nr. 60
• The discovery of the Nanotube in 1991 by electron microscopy has ushered in the era of Nanoscience. The atomic-resolution electron microscope has been... Lees meer

Interfaces in Crystalline Materials

A. P. (University Lecturer, Department of Materials; Fellow of L, R. W. (Professor of Materials Science, Department of Materials S

• Hardcover | Monographs on the Physics and Chemistry of Materials
• Intended to serve as a graduate text consisting of four inter-related parts spanning the structure, thermodynamics, kinetics, and properties of interf... Lees meer

Optical Spectroscopy of Inorganic Solids

B Henderson, G F Imbusch

• Paperback | Engels | Monographs on the Physics and Chemistry of Materials | nr. 44
• The beautiful colors of many inorganic compounds, including minerals and gemstones, as well as the mysterious cold light of luminescence emitted by th... Lees meer

High Energy Electron Diffraction and Microscopy

L M Peng, S L Dudarev, M J Whelan

• Hardcover | Engels | Monographs on the Physics and Chemistry of Materials | nr. 61
• High Energy Electron Diffraction and Microscopy provides a comprehensive introduction to high energy electron diffraction and elastic and inelastic sc... Lees meer

Statistical Physics of Fracture and Breakdown in Disordered Systems

B K Chakrabarti, L Gilles Benuigui, Bikas K Chakrabarti

• Hardcover | Engels | Monographs on the Physics and Chemistry of Materials | nr. 55
• Under extreme conditions the mechanical or electrical properties of solids tend to destabilize, leading to failure or breakdown. These instabilities o... Lees meer

Atom Probe Field Ion Microscopy

M. K. (Metals and Ceramics Division, Metals and Ceramics Divisio, A. (Department of Materials, Department of Materials, University, M. G. Hetherington, G. D. W. (Professor Of Materials Science, Department of Material

• Hardcover | Monographs on the Physics and Chemistry of Materials
• A definitive account of the theory, practice, and applications of atom probe field ion microscopy (APFIM). The APFIM technique provides a unique metho... Lees meer

The Physics of Lyotropic Liquid Crystals

Antônio M Figueiredo Neto, Silvio R a Salinas

• Hardcover | Engels | Monographs on the Physics and Chemistry of Materials | nr. 62
• This book gives a comprehensive description of the physical properties of lyotropic liquid crystals. Structural features, phase transitions and phase ... Lees meer

High Energy Electron Diffraction and Microscopy

L.M. (Dept of Electronics, Peking University, Beijing) Peng, S.L. (EURATOM/UKAEA Fusion Association, Culham Science Centre, O, M.J. (Dept of Materials, University of Oxford) Whelan

• Paperback | Monographs on the Physics and Chemistry of Materials
• This book is an in-depth treatment of the theoretical background relevant to an understanding of materials that can be obtained by using high-energy e... Lees meer

NMR Imaging of Materials

Bernhard (, Aachen University of Technology) Blumich

• Paperback | Monographs on the Physics and Chemistry of Materials
• Imaging by Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) has been established in clinical diagnosis and is increasingly used in materials science applications. Thi... Lees meer

Experimental Techniques in Low-Temperature Physics

Guy K White, Philip J Meeson, Philip Meeson

• Hardcover | Engels | Monographs on the Physics and Chemistry of Materials
• Cryogenics (low temperature physics) has become a critical component of every day life through its use in satellite communications, medical diagnosis,... Lees meer

Basic Theory of Surface States

Davison, Steslicka

• Paperback | Monographs on the Physics and Chemistry of Materials
• Straightforward introduction to the theory of surface electronic states, accessible to all surface scientists with an understanding of quantum mechani... Lees meer

Experimental Techniques in Low-Temperature Physics

Guy (, Honorary Fellow at CSIRO National Measurement Laboratory,, Philip (, H.H. Wills Physics Laboratory, University of Bristol)

• Paperback | Monographs on the Physics and Chemistry of Materials
• Cryogenics (low-temperature physics) has become an important part of everyday life through its use in satellite systems, medical diagnosis and natural... Lees meer

Light Scattering - Principles and Development

Wyn Brown

• Hardcover | Engels | Monographs on the Physics and Chemistry of Materials | nr. 53
• Light scattering has become a powerful and widely-used technique in colloidal and macromolecular science in the last decade. This comprehensive volume... Lees meer

Advanced Tomographic Methods in Materials Research and Engineering

• Hardcover | Monographs on the Physics and Chemistry of Materials
• Tomography provides three-dimensional images of materials or engineering components and an unprecedented insight into their internal structure. This b... Lees meer