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  • Magnetism and Accelerator-Based Light Sources

    Proceedings of the 7th International School ‘‘Synchrotron Radiation and Magnetism’’, Mittelwihr (France), 2018

    Series Book 262 - Springer Proceedings in Physics
    This open access book collects the contributions of the seventh school on Magnetism and Synchrotron Radiation held in Mittelwihr, France, from 7 to 12 October 2018. It starts with an introduction to the physics of modern X-ray sources followed by a general overview of magnetism. Next, light / matter interaction in the X-ray range is covered with emphasis on different types of angular dependence of ... Read more

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  • Physics Of Solar Cells, The

    This book provides a comprehensive introduction to the physics of the photovoltaic cell. It is suitable for undergraduates, graduate students, and researchers new to the field. It covers: basic physics of semiconductors in photovoltaic devices; physical models of solar cell operation; characteristics and design of common types of solar cell; and approaches to increasing solar cell efficiency. The ... Read more

    $41.99 USD

  • A Different Universe

    Reinventing Physics From the Bottom Down

    A Nobel-winning physicist argues that fundamental physical laws are found not in the world of atoms, but in the macroscopic world around usIn this age of superstring theories and Big Bang cosmology, we're used to thinking of the unknown as impossibly distant from our everyday lives. But in A Different Universe, Nobel Laureate Robert Laughlin argues that the scientific frontier is right under our ... Read more

    $11.99 USD

  • Superconductivity: A Very Short Introduction

    Series series Very Short Introductions
    Superconductivity is one of the most exciting areas of research in physics today. Outlining the history of its discovery, and the race to understand its many mysterious and counter-intuitive phenomena, this Very Short Introduction explains in accessible terms the theories that have been developed, and how they have influenced other areas of science, including the Higgs boson of particle physics ... Read more

    $7.99 USD

  • Ten Materials That Shaped Our World

    This book examines ten materials—flint, clay, iron, gold, glass, cement, rubber, polyethylene, aluminum, and silicon—explaining how they formed, how we discovered them, why they have the properties they do, and how they have transformed our lives. Since the dawn of the Stone Age, we have shaped materials to meet our needs and, in turn, those materials have shaped us.The fracturing of flint created ... Read more

    $23.99 USD

  • Aluminum Dreams

    The Making of Light Modernity

    by Mimi Sheller ...
    How aluminum enabled a high-speed, gravity-defying American modernity even as other parts of the world paid the price in environmental damage and political turmoil.Aluminum shaped the twentieth century. It enabled high-speed travel and gravity-defying flight. It was the material of a streamlined aesthetic that came to represent modernity. And it became an essential ingredient in industrial and ... Read more

    $19.99 USD

  • Modern Course In The Quantum Theory Of Solids, A

    by Fuxiang Han ...
    This book contains advanced subjects in solid state physics with emphasis on the theoretical exposition of various physical phenomena in solids using quantum theory, hence entitled “A modern course in the quantum theory of solids”. The use of the adjective “modern” in the title is to reflect the fact that some of the new developments in condensed matter physics have been included in the book. The ... Read more

    $59.99 USD

  • The Physics of Solids

    This comprehensive text covers the basic physics of the solid state starting at an elementary level suitable for undergraduates but then advancing, in stages, to a graduate and advanced graduate level. In addition to treating the fundamental elastic, electrical, thermal, magnetic, structural, electronic, transport, optical, mechanical and compositional properties, we also discuss topics like ... Read more

    $85.99 USD

  • Fundamental Elements of Applied Superconductivity in Electrical Engineering

    by Yinshun Wang ...
    Superconducting technology is potentially important as one of the future smart grid technologies. It is a combination of superconductor materials, electrical engineering, cryogenic insulation, cryogenics and cryostats. There has been no specific book fully describing this branch of science and technology in electrical engineering. However, this book includes these areas, and is essential for those ... Read more

    $120.00 USD

  • Epitaxy of Semiconductors

    Physics and Fabrication of Heterostructures

    by Udo W. Pohl ...
    Series series Graduate Texts in Physics
    The extended and revised edition of this textbook provides essential information for a comprehensive upper-level graduate course on the crystalline growth of semiconductor heterostructures. Heteroepitaxy is the basis of today’s advanced electronic and optoelectronic devices, and it is considered one of the most important fields in materials research and nanotechnology. The book discusses the ... Read more

    $62.99 USD

  • Contemporary Topics In Spintronics

    The success of spintronics — the science and technology of storing, processing, sensing and communicating information using the quantum mechanical spin degree of freedom of an electron — is critically dependent on the ability to inject, detect and manipulate spins in semiconductors either by incorporating ferromagnetic materials into device architectures or by using external magnetic and electric ... Read more

    $91.99 USD

  • Sand and Silicon

    Science that Changed the World

    by Denis McWhan ...
    This is a story about sand and how science and silicon changed our lives. Over the last century, science taught us how to take this most common material and create the products on which we depend. It allows us to determine the atomic structure of materials and to grow novel, new materials atomic layer by atomic layer. The principles of thermodynamics are used to transform sand into ultra pure ... Read more

    $70.99 USD

  • Exploring Memory Hierarchy Design with Emerging Memory Technologies

    by Guangyu Sun ...
    Series Book 267 - Lecture Notes in Electrical Engineering
    This book equips readers with tools for computer architecture of high performance, low power, and high reliability memory hierarchy in computer systems based on emerging memory technologies, such as STTRAM, PCM, FBDRAM, etc. The techniques described offer advantages of high density, near-zero static power, and immunity to soft errors, which have the potential of overcoming the “memory wall.” The ... Read more

    $89.99 USD

  • Developments in Surface Contamination and Cleaning, Volume 8

    Cleaning Techniques

    As device sizes in the semiconductor industries shrink, devices become more vulnerable to smaller contaminant particles, and most conventional cleaning techniques employed in the industry are not effective at smaller scales. The book series Developments in Surface Contamination and Cleaning as a whole provides an excellent source of information on these alternative cleaning techniques as well as ... Read more

    $224.99 USD

  • Luminescence Spectroscopy of Semiconductors

    This book reviews up-to-date ideas of how the luminescence radiation in semiconductors originates and how to analyze it experimentally. The book fills a gap between general textbooks on optical properties of solids and specialized monographs on luminescence. It is unique in its coherent treatment of the phenomenon of luminescence from the very introductory definitions, from light emission in bulk ... Read more

    $49.99 USD

  • Wide-band-gap Semiconductors

    Edited by C.G. Van de Walle ...
    Wide-band-gap semiconductors have been a research topic for many decades. However, it is only in recent years that the promise for technological applications came to be realized; simultaneously an upsurge of experimental and theoretical activity in the field has been witnessed. Semiconductors with wide band gaps exhibit unique electronic and optical properties. Their low intrinsic carrier ... Read more

    $84.99 USD

  • Physical Properties of Diamond and Sapphire

    Focusing on the physical properties of diamond and sapphire, this monograph provides readers with essential details on crystal structure and growth, mechanical properties, thermal properties, optical properties, light scattering of diamond and sapphire crystals, and sapphire lasers.Various physical properties are comprehensively discussed: Mechanical properties include hardness, tensile strength, ... Read more

    $24.99 USD

  • Nonlinear Optics in Semiconductors I

    Nonlinear Optics in Semiconductor Physics I

    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 "Willardson and Beer" Series, as it is widely known, has succeeded in publishing numerous landmark volumes and chapters. Not only did many of these volumes make an impact at the time of their ... Read more

    $224.99 USD

  • Processing and Properties of Compound Semiconductors

    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 Willardson and Beer series, as it is widely known, has succeeded in producing numerous landmark volumes and chapters. Not only did many of these volumes make an impact at the time of their ... Read more

    $233.99 USD

  • Semiconductor Optics 2

    Dynamics, High-Excitation Effects, and Basics of Applications

    Series series Graduate Texts in Physics
    This book provides an introduction to and an overview of the multifaceted area of dynamics and nonlinearities related to optical excitations in semiconductors. It is a revised and significantly extended edition of the well-established book by C. Klingshirn split into two volumes and restructured to make it more concise. Inserts on important experimental techniques, reference to topical research ... Read more

    $89.99 USD

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  • Regular Nanofabrics in Emerging Technologies

    Design and Fabrication Methods for Nanoscale Digital Circuits

    Series Book 82 - Lecture Notes in Electrical Engineering
    Regular Nanofabrics in Emerging Technologies gives a deep insight into both fabrication and design aspects of emerging semiconductor technologies, that represent potential candidates for the post-CMOS era. Its approach is unique, across different fields, and it offers a synergetic view for a public of different communities ranging from technologists, to circuit designers, and computer scientists. ... Read more

    $143.99 USD

  • Leiter, Halbleiter, Supraleiter - Eine Einführung in die Festkörperphysik

    Für Physiker, Ingenieure und Naturwissenschaftler

    Inder 2. Hälfte des vorigen Jahrhunderts erfuhr die Festkörperphysik und Materialwissenschaft einen großen Aufschwung und etablierte sich als wichtiges und eigenständiges Fach.Das vorliegende Buch gibt eine Einführung in die Grundlagen der Festkörperphysik, wobei auch die beteiligten Personen und ihr Umfeld beleuchtet werden. Der Schwerpunkt liegt bei den elektrischen und magnetischen ... Read more

    $35.99 USD

  • Introduction to Electronic Devices

    This textbook offers a comprehensive introduction to the basic principles ruling the working mechanism of the most common solid-state electronic devices. It covers the physics of semiconductors and the properties of junctions of semiconductors with semiconductors, metals, and insulators. The exposition makes a minimal use of quantum mechanics concepts and methods. On the other hand, it avoids the ... Read more

    $49.99 USD

  • Topological Matter

    Lectures from the Topological Matter School 2017

    Series Book 190 - Springer Series in Solid-State Sciences
    This book covers basic and advanced aspects in the field of Topological Matter. The chapters are based on the lectures presented during the Topological Matter School 2017. It provides graduate level content introducing the basic concepts of the field, including an introductory session on group theory and topological classification of matter. Different topological phases such as Weyls semi-metals, ... Read more

    $98.99 USD