Engineering applications of electronic, magnetic materials Books
Springer-Verlag New York Inc. Highresolution Xray Scattering From Thin Films to
Book SynopsisDuring the last 20 years interest in high-resolution x-ray diffractometry and reflectivity has grown as a result of the development of the semiconductor industry and the increasing interest in material research of thin layers of magnetic, organic, and other materials.Table of Contents1 Elements for Designing an X-Ray Diffraction Experiment.- 2 Diffractometers and Reflectometers.- 3 Scans and Resolution in Angular and Reciprocal Space.- 4 Basic Principles.- 5 Kinematical Theory.- 6 Dynamical Theory.- 7 Semikinematical Theory.- 8 Determination of Layer Thicknesses of Single Layers and Multilayers.- 9 Lattice Parameters and Strains in Epitaxial Layers and Multilayers.- 10 Diffuse Scattering From Volume Defects in Thin Layers.- 11 X-Ray Scattering by Rough Multilayers.- 12 X-Ray Scattering by Artificially Lateral Semiconductor Nanostructures.- 13 Strain Analysis in Periodic Nanostructures.- 14 X-Ray Scattering from Self-Organized Structures.- References.
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John Wiley & Sons Inc Group IIINitride Semiconductor Optoelectronics
Book SynopsisGroup III-Nitride Semiconductor Optoelectronics Discover a comprehensive exploration of the foundations and frontiers of the optoelectronics technology of group-III nitrides and their ternary alloys In Group III-Nitride Semiconductor Optoelectronics, expert engineer Dr. C. Jayant Praharaj delivers an insightful overview of the optoelectronic applications of group III-nitride semiconductors. The book covers all relevant aspects of optical emission and detection, including the challenges of optoelectronic integration and a detailed comparison with other material systems. The author discusses band structure and optical properties of III-nitride semiconductors, as well as the properties of their low-dimensional structures. He also describes different optoelectronic systems such as LEDs, lasers, photodetectors, and optoelectronic integrated circuits. Group III-Nitride Semiconductor Optoelectronics covers both the fundamentals of the field and the mostTable of ContentsPreface ix 1 Introduction 1 2 Band Structure and Optical Properties of Group III-Nitride Semiconductors 3 Crystal Symmetry (Wurtzite and Cubic Phases) 3 Lattice Periodicity and Crystal Hamiltonian 4 Bloch’s Theorem and Nature of Electron States 4 Quantum Mechanical Properties Corresponding to Bloch States 5 Light–Matter Interaction in Semiconductors 7 Spontaneous and Piezoelectric Polarization 11 Phonon Spectrum 13 Scattering Mechanisms 13 Donors and Deep Acceptors 17 3 Growth and Doping of Group III-Nitride Devices 19 Major Epitaxial Growth Methods 19 In Situ and Implant Doping 31 Dislocations and Point Defects 31 Dopant-induced Defects 31 Substrates and Growth 31 Gallium Nitride Growth on Silicon Substrates 32 4 Optical Properties of Low-dimensional Structures in Group III Nitrides 39 Quantum Wells, Quantum Wires, and Quantum Dots 39 The k.p Method 43 Crystal Symmetry and Low-dimensional Structures 50 Alloy Disorder and Density Functional Theory Electronic Structure Calculation 51 Deviations from Charge Neutrality and Effect on Electronic Structure 54 Polarization Engineering Using Quaternaries and Complex Structures 55 Dislocations in Low-dimensional Structures and Carrier Dynamics 57 Disorder, Carrier Localization, and Effect on Recombination and Red Shifts 57 5 Light-emitting Diodes and Lasers 67 Blue, Green, and Ultraviolet (UV) LEDs 67 Light-emitting Diode Basic Operating Principles 71 Blue, Green, and UV Lasers 72 Blue, Green, and Device Laser Materials – Device Considerations 78 Nanowire microLEDs 80 LED Quantum Efficiencies and Laser Threshold Currents in Quantum Wires and Quantum Dots 80 Auger Recombination and Efficiency Droop in Group III-Nitride LEDs 82 Dislocations in Low-dimensional Structures and Carrier Dynamics 86 Disorder, Carrier Localization, and Effect on Recombination and Red Shifts 87 Staggered Quantum-well InGaN Laser Characteristics 87 Non-polar Plane Quantum-well InGaN LEDs and Lasers 89 Semi-polar Plane Quantum-well InGaN LEDs and Lasers 90 p-Type Ohmic Contacts and Efficiency of LEDs and Lasers 91 Vertical Cavity Surface Emitting Lasers 93 Distributed Feedback Lasers 94 Plasmonic Nanolasers 94 Indium Gallium Nitride LEDs and Lasers on Si Substrates 95 6 Inter Sub-band Devices 103 Quantum Cascade Lasers 103 Infrared Photodetectors 103 7 Photodetectors 111 Ultraviolet Photodetectors 111 Complex Dielectric Function 111 Basic Principle of Operation 113 Metal–Semiconductor–Metal (MSM) Photodetector 115 Solar-blind Group III-Nitride UV Photodetectors 118 p-i-n Photodiodes 118 Schottky Barrier Photodiodes 123 Heterogenous Photodiodes with Group III Nitrides and Transition Metal Dichalcogenides 123 Alloy Nitrides and Spectral Response 124 Photodetectors and Substrate Engineering 125 8 Photovoltaics and Energy Conversion Devices 129 Indium Gallium Nitride Material System for Solar Cells 129 Basic Solar Cell Physics – p-n Junction Solar Cells 129 Intermediate Band Solar Cells 137 Substrate Effects on InGaN Solar Cells 139 Ohmic Contact Effects in p-n and p-i-n InGaN Solar Cells 140 Plasmonically Enhanced Solar Cells 140 Solar Concentrating Photovoltaics 140 Tandem Solar Cells Using Indium Gallium Nitride 141 Semiconductor Photocatalysis Using InGaN 143 9 Quantum Photonic Properties of Nitride Semiconductor Devices 147 Non-classical Light from Group III-Nitride Heterostructures 147 Spontaneous and Piezoelectric Polarization Effects 150 Spectral Diffusion in Quantum Dots 151 Photon Linewidths 152 Optically Pumped Versus Electrically Pumped Quantum Emitters 152 Photon Detection Properties 152 10 Polaritons in Nitride Semiconductor Heterostructures 155 Strong Coupling between Excitons and Cavity Modes 155 Conditions for Strong Coupling 155 Energies of Polariton Modes 156 Characterization of Polariton Modes 156 Polaritonic Lasing versus Photonic Lasing 157 Exciton Binding Energies and Polaritonic Lasing 159 Spontaneous and Piezoelectric Polarization Effects 160 Optically Pumped versus Electrically Pumped Polariton Lasers 161 Inhomogeneous Broadening in Polaritonic Lasing 161 Polariton Lasing in Quantum Heterostructure Nanocavities 162 11 Plasmon-coupled Group III-Nitride Optoelectronic Devices 163 Coupling between Localized Surface Plasmons (LSPs) and Quantum Wells 163 LEDs and Lasers Based on LSPR Coupling 163 Biosensing Schemes Based on LSPR/QW Coupling 164 InGaN QW Substrates for Surface-enhanced Raman Scattering (SERS) Extended Hotspots 165 InGaN Nanorods Plus Metal NPs for Water Splitting Using SPR Effects 166 InGaN QDs Plus Metal NPs for Water Splitting Using SPR Effects 168 12 Photonic Integrated Circuits Using Group III-Nitride Semiconductors 169 Indium Gallium Nitride (InGaN)-based Monolithic Photonic Chips 169 Photonic Integrated Circuits with Plasmonic Components 170 Exploring Modulators Using Nitrides for Easier Integration 170 Combining Photonic and Electronic Components on the Same Chip 171 Monolithically Integrated Multi-color LED Display on a Single Chip 171 13 Conclusion 173 Index 175
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Springer Us Fundamentals of Laser Optics Lasers Photonics and ElectroOptics
Book SynopsisThe laser, initially called the "optical maser," was proposed in 1958 by Charles Townes and Arthur Schawlow; " Initially I worked with a ruby laser, then with a helium-neon-gas laser, and am presently engaged in semiconductor laser research.Table of ContentsThe Basic Concept of Lasers. Laser Applications. Gas and Liquid Lasers. SolidState Lasers. Semiconductor Lasers. Light Beams. Optical Waveguides. Laser Resonators and Resonant Modes. Laser Equations. Rate Equations. Laser Gain and Saturation. Modulation and Light Pulse Generation. Laser Noise. Advanced Technology for Semiconductor Lasers and Integration. Index.
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Artech House Publishers Introduction to Synthetic Aperture Radar Using
Book SynopsisThis comprehensive introduction to synthetic aperture radar (SAR) is a practical guide to the analysis, simulation, and design of SAR systems. The video eBook uses constructive examples and real-world collected datasets to demonstrate image registration and autofocus methods. Both two- and three-dimensional image formation algorithms are presented. Hardware, software, and environmental parameters are used to estimate performance limits for SAR operation and utilization. A set of Python and MATLAB software tools is included and provides you with an effective mechanism to analyze and predict SAR performance for various imaging scenarios and applications. Examples which use the software tools are provided at the end of each chapter to reinforce critical SAR imaging topics such as clutter-to-noise ratio, mapping rate, spatial resolution, Doppler bandwidth, pulse repetition frequency, and coherency. This is an excellent resource for engineering professionals working in areas of radar signal processing and imaging as well as students interested in studying SAR.
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Artech House Publishers Naval ISR Fusion Principles, Operations, and
Book SynopsisWith its unique focus on advanced approaches to naval intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR) and the critical underlying technologies needed to empower distributed maritime operations (DMO), this book provides a complete discussion of the operational requirements for current and future naval applications. Readers will find sufficient details to enable the design and development of technical solutions to achieve advanced information fusion as well as command and control concepts. The book approaches distributed naval operations and the role of ISR by applying advanced technologies and addressing future conflicts, providing naval officers and engineers with the information needed to plan and develop advanced systems. This is a great resource for anyone in the ISR, intelligence, space, antisubmarine warfare, electronic warfare, and surface warfare disciplines who are looking for an in-depth understanding of advanced ISR operations and technologies.Table of ContentsChapter 1 - The Naval Intelligence Reconnaissance and Surveillance Mission1.1. The Domain of naval Operations1.2. Naval Mission Concepts and ISR Roles1.3. Principles of Distribution, Automation and Speed1.4. Maritime Domain Awareness and ISR Operations in Conflict and Warfare1.5. About this book Chapter 2 - Principles of Operations from Seabed to Space2.1. Maritime Awareness2.2. Naval Subsurface and Seabed Domains2.3. Naval Surface and Airborne ISR2.4. Naval Space2.5. Naval Cyber2.6. A Seabed-to-Space Scenario Chapter 3 - Distributed Maritime Operations3.1. Introduction to DMO3.2. DMO Tactical considerations3.3. DMO Architecture and Elements3.4. All-Domain C2-Battle Management3.5. A DMO Scenario Chapter 4 - Naval Information Fusion Systems4.1. Enterprise Level Fusion4.2. Information Systems Fusion4.3. Naval C4ISR Challenges Chapter 5 - All-Domain Fusion and Operation Challenges5.1. Challenge 1: Spatial Distribution, Association and Latency5.2. Challenge 2: Temporal Sample Rate and Dynamic Targets5.3. Challenge 3: Accuracy for Fire Control and Missile Engagement5.4. Challenge 4: Integrating Cyber Capabilities Chapter 6 - Maritime MultiINT Fusion Processes6.1. The JDL Model for Organizing Naval ISR Fusion6.2. Maritime Object and Situation Assessment Levels 1 and 26.3. Maritime Impact or Threat Assessment Level 36.4. Maritime Distributed Resource Allocation and Orchestration Chapter 7 - Sensor Distribution and Adaptation7.1. Sensor Networks and Grids7.2. Advanced Wireless Networks7.3. Functional Nodes on the Maritime Network7.4. Distributed Data Fusion in Network Operations Chapter 8 - The Role of AI, Automation, and Autonomy8.1. Automating Naval Systems8.2. Sensemaking in a Naval ISR Cotnext8.3. Command and Control Automation8.4. Automation in the All-Domain ISR Fusion Scenario Chapter 9 - Distributed Space Maritime Surveillance9.1. Smallsat Constellations for Sensing and Communication9.1.1. Visible Imagery: Planet Labs Flock9.1.2. Synthetic Aperture Radar: Capella9.1.3. Signals Collection: Hawkeye 3609.2. A Networked Constellation for Ocean Surveillance and ISR9.3. Contributions to Naval ISR9.4. Surveillance Performance with Examples9.5. Performance Study Results9.5.1. Planet FLOCK Based Solutions:9.5.2. Capella Based SAR Solutions9.5.3. Hybrid MultiINT Design Chapter 10 - Future Technologies to Enable All-Domain10.1. Naval Technology Scanning to Avoid Surprise10.2. Undersea and Seabed Surveillance10.3. Quantum Technologies in Naval
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Artech House Publishers Adaptive Radar Detection: Model-Based,
Book SynopsisThis book shows you how to adopt data-driven techniques for the problem of radar detection, both per se and in combination with model-based approaches. In particular, the focus is on space-time adaptive target detection against a background of interference consisting of clutter, possible jammers, and noise. It is a handy, concise reference for many classic (model-based) adaptive radar detection schemes as well as the most popular machine learning techniques (including deep neural networks) and helps you identify suitable data-driven approaches for radar detection and the main related issues. You’ll learn how data-driven tools relate to, and can be coupled or hybridized with, traditional adaptive detection statistics; understand fundamental concepts, schemes, and algorithms from statistical learning, classification, and neural networks domains. The book also walks you through how these concepts and schemes have been adapted for the problem of radar detection in the literature and provides you with a methodological guide for the design, illustrating different possible strategies. You’ll be equipped to develop a unified view, under which you can exploit the new possibilities of the data-driven approach even using simulated data. This book is an excellent resource for Radar professionals and industrial researchers, postgraduate students in electrical engineering and the academic community.Table of ContentsModel-based adaptive radar detection, Classification Problems and Data-Driven Tools, Radar applications of machine learning, Hybrid model-based and data-driven detection, Theories, interpretability, and other open issues
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Artech House Publishers Battery Management Systems, Volume III:
Book SynopsisThis book -- the third and final volume in a series describing battery-management systems shows you how to use physics-based models of battery cells in a computationally efficient way for optimal battery-pack management and control to maximize battery-pack performance and extend life. It covers the foundations of electrochemical model-based battery management system while introducing and teaching the state of the art in physics-based methods for battery management. Building upon the content in volumes I and II, the book helps you identify parameter values for physics-based models of a commercial lithium-ion battery cell without requiring cell teardown; shows you how to estimate the internal electrochemical state of all cells in a battery pack in a computationally efficient way during operation using these physics-based models; demonstrates the use the models plus state estimates in a battery management system to optimize fast-charge of battery packs to minimize charge time while also maximizing battery service life; and takes you step-by-step through the use models to optimize the instantaneous power that can be demanded from the battery pack while also maximizing battery service life. The book also demonstrates how to overcome the primary roadblocks to implementing physics-based method for battery management: the computational-complexity roadblock, the parameter-identification roadblock, and the control-optimization roadblock. It also uncovers the fundamental flaw in all present state of art methods and shows you why all BMS based on equivalent-circuit models must be designed with over-conservative assumptions. This is a strong resource for battery engineers, chemists, researchers, and educators who are interested in advanced battery management systems and strategies based on the best available understanding of how battery cells operate.
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Artech House Publishers Navigation and Tracking in Space: Analysis and
Book SynopsisThis book focuses on the navigation and tracking of artificial space objects, with emphasis on modelling the dynamics in a wide range of space missions, including: earth-orbiting satellite missions, launch and re-entry missions as well as interplanetary missions. The book guides you in designing suitable estimation algorithms for each type of mission. It also helps you in addressing non-linearity in designing navigation algorithms for space missions, and walks you through the process for choosing estimators for navigation and tracking of space vehicles. You'll find specific details on earth-orbiting satellite tracking and navigation that helps you determine precise orbit, and will understand how to get navigation and tracking results using the Least Square Estimation and the Extended Kalman Filter (EKF) for simulated observations. You also learn how to address tracking performance of spacecraft in interplanetary trajectories that are affected by a diverse set of problems, such low signal power, intermittent observations, observations at low rate and delays. Techniques for designing navigation and tracking algorithms to address these problems are delineated. The book also provides in-depth coverage of multi-object tracking, relevant data association and estimation algorithms in the Situational Space Awareness context. MATLAB /Simulink based software is provided for simulation and simulated data set. This is an excellent reference and practical tool for professionals in the field of Guidance, Navigation and Control, along with researchers and advanced students in the field of space vehicle navigation, tracking, guidance and control.
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Artech House Publishers 5G and Satellite RF and Optical Integration
Book Synopsis5G and Satellite RF and Optical Integration, the latest ‘hot off the shelf’ groundbreaking book from Artech House authored by subject specialist Geoff Varrall is packed with essential time critical information. This updated edition has everything needed to know in order to understand the new world of terrestrial and non-terrestrial telecom technology. It analyzes the radio spectrum/band and technical specifications under consideration for 5G, along with the related performance, cost, and vertical market expectations. In addition, the book studies the cost of coexistence between 5G operators and other user communities' co-sharing spectrum, including GNSS; radio astronomers; radar; GSO, MEO, and LEO satellites in the Ku, K, and Ka bands and above; and satellite TV. Also covered is the role of free-space optical technology in 5G and satellite networks and what interference issues will arise from new band allocations. This includes co-shared allocations and how interference will be mitigated in and between next generation terrestrial and satellite 5G networks. The publication coincides with an inflection point where terrestrial, nonterrestrial, and RF and optical networks could be integrated in a financially useful way.Table of ContentsSpace RF Link Budgets, Optical Inter Satellite Links, Deep Space and Near Space, Ground Station and Earth Station Hardware and Software, Low altitude Platforms, High Altitude Platforms, RF Technology Enablers, Technology Economics of RF and Fibre for terrestrial and space networks
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Artech House Publishers Electromagnetics for Practicing Engineers Vol. 1:
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Artech House Publishers Learning and Experiencing Cryptography with
Book SynopsisThis book provides a broad overview of cryptography and enables cryptography for trying out. It emphasizes the connections between theory and practice, focuses on RSA for introducing number theory and PKI, and links the theory to the most current recommendations from NIST and BSI. The book also enables readers to directly try out the results with existing tools available as open source. It is different from all existing books because it shows very concretely how to execute many procedures with different tools. The target group could be self-learners, pupils and students, but also developers and users in companies. All code written with these open-source tools is available. The appendix describes in detail how to use these tools. The main chapters are independent from one another. At the end of most chapters, you will find references and web links. The sections have been enriched with many footnotes. Within the footnotes you can see where the described functions can be called and tried within the different CrypTool versions, within SageMath or within OpenSSL.
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Artech House Publishers Designing RF Combining Systems for Shared Radio
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Springer Nature Switzerland AG Raw Materials for Future Energy Supply
Book SynopsisThis is the first book that analyses the future raw materials supply from the demand side of a society that chiefly relies on renewable energies, which is of great significance for us all. It addresses primary and secondary resources and substitution, not only from technical but also socioeconomic and ethical points of view.The “Energiewende” (Energy Transition) will change our consumption of natural resources significantly. When in future our energy requirements will be covered mostly by wind, solar power and biomass, we will need less coal, oil and natural gas. However, the consumption of minerals, especially metallic resources, will increase to build wind generators, solar panels or energy storage facilities. Besides e.g. copper, nickel or cobalt, rare earth elements and other high-tech elements will be increasingly used. With regard to primary metals, Germany is 100 % import dependent; only secondary material is produced within Germany. Though sufficient geological primary resources exist worldwide, their availability on the market is crucial. The future supply of the market is dependent on the development of prices, the transparency of the market and the question of social and ethical standards in the raw materials industry, as well as the social license to operate, which especially applies to mining. The book offers a valuable resource for everyone interested in the future raw material supply of our way of life, which will involve more and more renewable energies.Table of ContentsGrundlagen.- Rohstoffversorgung und Einflüsse der Weltwirtschaft.- Aktuelle Rohstoffsituation – ein Überblick.- Entwicklung des Rohstoffbedarfs des Energiesystems.-
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Springer Nature Switzerland AG High-Efficient Low-Cost Photovoltaics: Recent
Book SynopsisThis book offers a bird’s-eye view of the recent development trends in photovoltaics – a big business field that is rapidly growing and well on its way to maturity. The book describes current efforts to develop highly efficient, low-cost photovoltaic devices based on crystalline silicon, III–V compounds, copper indium gallium selenide (CIGS) and perovskite photovoltaic cells along with innovative, cost-competitive glass/ flexible tubular glass concentrator modules and systems, highlighting recent attempts to develop highly efficient, low-cost, flexible photovoltaic cells based on CIGS and perovskite thin films. This second edition presents, for the first time, the possible applications of perovskite modules together with Augsburger Tubular photovoltaics.Table of ContentsPreface.- Milestones of Solar Conversion and Photovoltaics.- PV as a Major Contribution of the 100% Renewably Powered World.- Advanced Solar Grade Silicon Material.- Commercial High Efficient Silicon Solar Cells.- Silicon Nitride and Aluminum Oxide: Two Multifunctional Dielectric Layers are Boosting Present and Future Silicon Solar Cells.- PERC Solar Cells - Monofacial and Bifacial.- Industrial PERC Solar Cells.- III-V SolarCells and Concentrator Arrays.- CIGS Thin Film Photovoltaic – Approaches and Challenges.- Perovskite PV: Rigid and Flexible High Efficient Low Cost Cells and Modules.- Augsburger Tubular PV.- Fluorescent Solar Energy Concentrators: Principle and Present State of Development.
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Springer Nature Switzerland AG Nanostructured Metal-Oxide Electrode Materials
Book SynopsisThis book reports on the development of nanostructured metal-oxide-based electrode materials for use in water purification. The removal of organic pollutants and heavy metals from wastewater is a growing environmental and societal priority. This book thus focuses primarily on new techniques to modify the nanostructural properties of various solvent-electrolyte combinations to address these issues. Water treatment is becoming more and more challenging due to the ever increasing complexity of the pollutants present, requiring alternative and complementary approaches toward the removal of toxic chemicals, heavy metals and micro-organisms, to name a few. This contributed volume cuts across the fields of electrochemistry, water science, materials science, and nanotechnology, while presenting up-to-date experimental results on the properties and synthesis of metal-oxide electrode materials, as well as their application to areas such as biosensing and photochemical removal of organic wastewater pollutants. Featuring an introductory chapter on electrochemical cells, this book is well positioned to acquaint interdisciplinary researchers to the field, while providing topical coverage of the latest techniques and methodology. It is ideal for students and research professionals in water science, materials science, and chemical and civil engineering.Table of ContentsThe dynamic degradation efficiency of major organic pollutants from wastewater.- Synthesis and fabrication of photoactive nanocomposite electrodes for the degradation of wastewater pollutants.- The essence of electrochemical measurements on corrosion characterization and electrochemistry application.- Electrochemical cells.- Properties and synthesis of metal oxide nanoparticles in electrochemistry.- Metal oxide nanomaterials for biosensor application.- Metal oxide nanomaterials for electrochemical detection of heavy metals in water.- Application of metal oxides electrodes.- Application of modified metal oxide electrodes in photoelectrochemical removal of organic pollutants from wastewater.- Metal oxide nanocomposites for adsorption and photoelectrochemical degradation of pharmaceutical pollutants
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Springer Nature Switzerland AG Battery Technology Crash Course: A Concise
Book SynopsisThis 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. By using simplified classroom-tested methods developed while teaching the subject to engineering students, the author explains in simple language an otherwise complex subject in terms that enable readers to gain a rapid understanding of battery basics and the fundamental scientific and engineering concepts and principles behind the technology. This powerful tutorial is a great resource for engineers from other disciplines, technicians, analysts, investors, and other busy professionals who need to quickly acquire a solid understanding of the fast emerging and disruptive battery landscape. Table of ContentsChapter 1. Introduction.- Chapter 2. Operational Factors of Battery Systems.- Chapter 3. Lead-Acid Batteries.- Chapter 4. Nickel-Cadmium Batteries.- Chapter 5. Nickel Metal Hydride Batteries.- Chapter 6. Lithium-Ion Batteries.
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Springer Nature Switzerland AG Optical and Electrical Properties of Nanoscale
Book SynopsisThis book covers the optical and electrical properties of nanoscale materials with an emphasis on how new and unique material properties result from the special nature of their electronic band structure. Beginning with a review of the optical and solid state physics needed for understanding optical and electrical properties, the book then introduces the electronic band structure of solids and discusses the effect of spin orbit coupling on the valence band, which is critical for understanding the optical properties of most nanoscale materials. Excitonic effects and excitons are also presented along with their effect on optical absorption.2D materials, such as graphene and transition metal dichalcogenides, are host to unique electrical properties resulting from the electronic band structure. This book devotes significant attention to the optical and electrical properties of 2D and topological materials with an emphasis on optical measurements, electrical characterization of carrier transport, and a discussion of the electronic band structures using a tight binding approach. This book succinctly compiles useful fundamental and practical information from one of the fastest growing research topics in materials science and is thus an essential compendium for both students and researchers in this rapidly moving field.Table of ContentsIntroduction – Optical Properties of Solids.- The Dielectric Function at Optical Frequencies– A First Look.- Introduction to the Electronic Band Structure of Solids.- Microscopic Theory of the Dielectric Function.- Excitons and Excitonic Effects in Semiconductors.- Optical Measurements.- Hall Effect Measurements of 2D Electron Gas and 2D Materials.- Optical and Electrical Properties of van der Waals 2D Nanoscale Materials.- The Optical and Electrical Properties of Topological Materials.
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Springer Nature Switzerland AG Introduction to Electronic Materials and Devices
Book SynopsisThis textbook lays out the fundamentals of electronic materials and devices on a level that is accessible to undergraduate engineering students with no prior coursework in electromagnetism and modern physics. The initial chapters present the basic concepts of waves and quantum mechanics, emphasizing the underlying physical concepts behind the properties of materials and the basic principles of device operation. Subsequent chapters focus on the fundamentals of electrons in materials, covering basic physical properties and conduction mechanisms in semiconductors and their use in diodes, transistors, and integrated circuits. The book also deals with a broader range of modern topics, including magnetic, spintronic, and superconducting materials and devices, optoelectronic and photonic devices, as well as the light emitting diode, solar cells, and various types of lasers. The last chapter presents a variety of materials with specific novel applications, such as dielectric materials used in electronics and photonics, liquid crystals, and organic conductors used in video displays, and superconducting devices for quantum computing.Clearly written with compelling illustrations and chapter-end problems, Rezende’s Introduction to Electronic Materials and Devices is the ideal accompaniment to any undergraduate program in electrical and computer engineering. Adjacent students specializing in physics or materials science will also benefit from the timely and extensive discussion of the advanced devices, materials, and applications that round out this engaging and approachable textbook.Table of ContentsMaterials for Electronics.- Waves and Particles in Matter.- Quantum Mechanics: Electron in the Atom.- Electrons in Crystals.- Semiconductor Materials.- Semiconductor Devices: Diodes.- Transistors and Other Semiconductor Devices .- Optoelectronic Materials and Devices.- Magnetic Materials and Devices.- Other Important Materials for Electronics.
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Springer Nature Switzerland AG Introduction to Electronic Materials and Devices
Book SynopsisThis textbook lays out the fundamentals of electronic materials and devices on a level that is accessible to undergraduate engineering students with no prior coursework in electromagnetism and modern physics. The initial chapters present the basic concepts of waves and quantum mechanics, emphasizing the underlying physical concepts behind the properties of materials and the basic principles of device operation. Subsequent chapters focus on the fundamentals of electrons in materials, covering basic physical properties and conduction mechanisms in semiconductors and their use in diodes, transistors, and integrated circuits. The book also deals with a broader range of modern topics, including magnetic, spintronic, and superconducting materials and devices, optoelectronic and photonic devices, as well as the light emitting diode, solar cells, and various types of lasers. The last chapter presents a variety of materials with specific novel applications, such as dielectric materials used in electronics and photonics, liquid crystals, and organic conductors used in video displays, and superconducting devices for quantum computing.Clearly written with compelling illustrations and chapter-end problems, Rezende’s Introduction to Electronic Materials and Devices is the ideal accompaniment to any undergraduate program in electrical and computer engineering. Adjacent students specializing in physics or materials science will also benefit from the timely and extensive discussion of the advanced devices, materials, and applications that round out this engaging and approachable textbook.Table of ContentsMaterials for Electronics.- Waves and Particles in Matter.- Quantum Mechanics: Electron in the Atom.- Electrons in Crystals.- Semiconductor Materials.- Semiconductor Devices: Diodes.- Transistors and Other Semiconductor Devices .- Optoelectronic Materials and Devices.- Magnetic Materials and Devices.- Other Important Materials for Electronics.
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Springer Nature Switzerland AG Light Metals 2022
Book SynopsisThe Light Metals symposia at the TMS Annual Meeting & Exhibition present the most recent developments, discoveries, and practices in primary aluminum science and technology. The annual Light Metals volume has become the definitive reference in the field of aluminum production and related light metal technologies. The 2022 collection includes contributions from the following symposia: • Alumina and Bauxite • Aluminum Alloys, Processing and Characterization • Aluminum Reduction Technology • Aluminum Reduction Technology Joint Session with REWAS: Decarbonizing the Metals Industry • Cast Shop Technology • Electrode Technology for Aluminum Production • Primary Aluminum Industry—Energy and Emission Reductions: An LMD Symposium in Honor of Halvor Kvande • Recycling and Sustainability in Cast Shop Technology: Joint Session with REWAS 2022
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Springer Nature Switzerland AG Solid State Physics
Book SynopsisThe book has been designed as a textbook for graduate and postgraduate students of physics, material science, and engineering. This is the third edition of the textbook, that is updated to reflect recent works in the field. In this edition, some new topics have been introduced while some of the existing topics like phonons, Drude –Lorentz model, Fermi levels, electrons, and holes, etc. are modified. Moreover, the book has complete information on semiconductor devices like tunnel diode, Gunn diode, photodiode, photoconductive diode, varactor diode, solar cell, LED, semiconductor lasers, and semiconductor detectors. All the chapters have been supplemented by solved and unsolved examples. Some of the chapters illustrate areas of current interest in solid-state physics to give the student practical working knowledge of the subject text in a simple and lucid manner. There is a fair amount of detail in the examples and derivations given in the text. Each section of the book has exercises to reinforce the concepts, and problems have been added at the end of each chapter. The detailed coverage and pedagogical tools make this an ideal textbook for students and researchers enrolled in graduate and postgraduate courses of physics, material science, and engineering.Table of ContentsCrystal Structure.- Chemical Bonding in Solids.- Defects in Solids.- Elecments of Quantum Mechanics.- X-Ray Diffraction.- Lattice Vibrations.- Thermal Properties of Solids.- Free Electron Theory of Metals.- Band Theory.- Semiconductors.- Dielectric Properties of Solids.- Magnetic Properties of Matter.- Magnetic Resonance.- Superconductivity.- Nanomaterials.- Optical Properties.- Semiconductor Devices.
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Springer Nature Switzerland AG Solid State Physics
Book SynopsisThe book has been designed as a textbook for graduate and postgraduate students of physics, material science, and engineering. This is the third edition of the textbook, that is updated to reflect recent works in the field. In this edition, some new topics have been introduced while some of the existing topics like phonons, Drude –Lorentz model, Fermi levels, electrons, and holes, etc. are modified. Moreover, the book has complete information on semiconductor devices like tunnel diode, Gunn diode, photodiode, photoconductive diode, varactor diode, solar cell, LED, semiconductor lasers, and semiconductor detectors. All the chapters have been supplemented by solved and unsolved examples. Some of the chapters illustrate areas of current interest in solid-state physics to give the student practical working knowledge of the subject text in a simple and lucid manner. There is a fair amount of detail in the examples and derivations given in the text. Each section of the book has exercises to reinforce the concepts, and problems have been added at the end of each chapter. The detailed coverage and pedagogical tools make this an ideal textbook for students and researchers enrolled in graduate and postgraduate courses of physics, material science, and engineering.Table of ContentsCrystal Structure.- Chemical Bonding in Solids.- Defects in Solids.- Elecments of Quantum Mechanics.- X-Ray Diffraction.- Lattice Vibrations.- Thermal Properties of Solids.- Free Electron Theory of Metals.- Band Theory.- Semiconductors.- Dielectric Properties of Solids.- Magnetic Properties of Matter.- Magnetic Resonance.- Superconductivity.- Nanomaterials.- Optical Properties.- Semiconductor Devices.
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Springer Nature Switzerland AG Hydrogen Assisted Direct Reduction of Iron Oxides
Book SynopsisThe book describes the main approaches to produce and synthesize iron and steel through hydrogen-based technologies. Depending on the processing route and on the energy demand, the best available techniques and the most forward-looking solutions are explained. The book is edited with the contribution representing a range of industries in order to evaluate the industrial feasibility of each selected technology. It presents the most efficient solutions applied by ironmaking and steelmaking factories all around the world. Table of ContentsChapter1. Hydrogen revolution.- Chapter2. Hydrogen as energy carrier.- Chapter3. Hydrogen in reduction processes.- Chapter4. Hydrogen production from recycled gases.- Chapter5. Hydrogen ironmaking.- Chapter6. Hydrogen from electrolysis.- Chapter7. Hydrogen direct reduced iron.- Chapter8. Hydrogen plasma reduction.- Chapter9. Flash ironmaking.- Chapter10. Hydrogen economy.
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Springer Nature Switzerland AG Theoretical Treatment of Electron Emission and
Book SynopsisThis book introduces readers to the physics governing electron emission under high voltages and temperatures, and highlights recent modeling and numerical developments for describing these phenomena. It begins with a brief introduction, presenting several applications that have driven electron emission research in the last few decades. The authors summarize the most relevant theories including the physics of thermo-field electron emission and the main characteristic parameters. Based on these theories, they subsequently describe numerical multi-physics models and discuss the main findings on the effect of space charges, emitter geometry, pulse duration, etc.Beyond the well-known photoelectric effect, the book reviews recent advanced theories on photon-metal interaction. Distinct phenomena occur when picosecond and femtosecond lasers are used to irradiate a surface. Their consequences on metal electron dynamics and heating are presented and discussed, leading to various emission regimes – in and out of equilibrium. In closing, the book reviews the effects of electron emission on high-voltage operation in vacuum, especially breakdown and conditioning, as the most common examples. The book offers a uniquely valuable resource for graduate and PhD students whose work involves electron emission, high-voltage holding, laser irradiation of surfaces, vacuum or discharge breakdown, but also for academic researchers and professionals in the field of accelerators and solid state physics with an interest in this highly topical area.Table of ContentsChapter 1. Introduction.- Chapter 2. Fundamental Phenomena of the Thermo-Field Emission at Equilibrium.- Chapter 3. Thermal-Field Emission Emitted by a Microtip.- Chapter 4. Vacuum Breakdown.- Chapter 5. Photoemission.
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Springer Nature Switzerland AG Nanostructured Materials for Supercapacitors
Book SynopsisThis book covers nanostructure materials for application as supercapacitors. It highlights the properties that make them ideal for energy storage applications. It reports approaches on their electronic, electrical, thermal properties to increase their specific surfaces in order to improve their electrical storage capacities. This book consolidates information on synthesis, characterization and application for supercapacitors with detailed characterization, mechanistic approaches and theoretical consideration. The progress in experimental and theoretical studies on various properties of nanomaterials and its polymer and other composites are described in detail.Table of ContentsPart 1: Fundamentals of Supercapacitors Chapter 1: Supercapacitors: An Introduction Chapter 2: Electrochemical Double Layer Capacitors Chapter 3: Pseudocapacitors Chapter 4: Hybrid Capacitors Chapter 5: Characterization Methods for Supercapacitors Chapter 6: Life Cycle Analysis of Supercapacitors Part 2: Nanostructured Materials for Supercapacitors Chapter 7: Activated Carbon Chapter 8: Carbon Nanotubes Chapter 9: Graphene Chapter 10: Transition Metal Oxides Chapter 11: Chalcogenides and Phosphides Chapter 12: Conducting Polymers Part 3: Templated Nanostructured Carbon Materials for Supercapacitors Chapter 13: Mesoporous Carbon Chapter 14: Microporous Carbon Chapter 15: Macroporous Carbon Chapter 16: Carbon Nanofiber Chapter 17: Carbon Aerogels Part 4: Nanostructured Hybrid Materials for Supercapacitors Chapter 18: Carbon-based Nano Composites Chapter 19: Metal Oxides based Nano Composites Chapter 20: Chalcogenides based Nano Composites Chapter 21: Conducting Polymers based Nano Composites Chapter 22: Other Nanocomposites Part 5: Electrolytes for Supercapacitors Chapter 23: Aqueous Electrolytes Chapter 24: Non-aqueous Electrolytes Chapter 25: Solid-State or Quasi-Solid-State Electrolytes Chapter 26: Redox-Active Electrolytes Part 6: Supercapacitors: Future Outlooks and Challenges Chapter 27: Flexibles Supercapacitors Chapter 28: Nanosupercapacitors Chapter 29: Supercapacitors: Lab to Industry Chapter 30: Future Direction and Challenges in Supercapacitors
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Springer International Publishing AG Catalytic Ignition of Hydrogen and
Book SynopsisThis book examines the issues on noble metal influence on gaseous combustion. The book focuses on the new data on combustion processes having practical applications and includes fire safety issues in the use of noble metals in hydrogen recombiners for NPP, as well as in catalytically stabilized (CS) combustion technology including stimulation of combustion of hydrogen-blended hydrocarbons, synthesis of carbon nanotubes, and determination of catalytic ignition limits in noble metal-hydrogen-hydrocarbon systems to meet the challenges of explosion safety.Table of ContentsChapter I. The features of hydrogen and deuterium ignition over platinum, palladium, ruthenium and rhodium.- Chapter II. Regularities of combustion of hydrogen - hydrocarbon (C1 – C6) - air and hydrocarbon - air mixtures over surfaces of noble metals.- Chapter III. Features of combustion of hydrogen - methane - air fuels over surfaces of noble metals.- Chapter IV. Features of interaction of the surfaces of noble metals with a propagating flame front.
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De Gruyter Semiconductor Quantum Light Sources: Fundamentals, Technologies and Devices
Book SynopsisThe work provides fundamental expertise of quantum optics and photonic quantum technology with particular attention to the generation of non-classical light with semiconductor nanostructures. The book is written by experimentalists for experimentalists at various career stages: physics and engineering students, researchers in quantum optics, industry experts in quantum technology. A didactical structure is followed, having in each chapter overview and summary of the discussed topics, allowing for a quick consultation. The book covers:
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De Gruyter Light and X-Ray Optics: Refraction, Reflection, Diffraction, Optical Devices, Microscopic Imaging
Book Synopsis Contemporary optics is the foundation of many of today’s technologies including various focusing and defocusing devices, microscopies and imaging techniques. Light and X-ray Optis for Materials Scientists and Engineers offers a guide to basic concepts and provides an accessible framework for understanding this highly application-relevant branch of science for materials scientists, physicists, chemists, biologists, and engineers trained in different disciplines. The text links the fundamentals of optics to modern applications, especially for promotion of nanotechnology and life science, such as conventional, near-field, confocal, phase-contrast microscopies and imaging schemes based on interference and diffraction phenomena. Written by a noted expert and experienced instructor, the book contains numerous worked examples throughout to help the reader gain a thorough understanding of the concepts and information presented. The text covers a wide range of relevant topics, including reflection, refraction, and focusing phenomena, wave polarization and birefringence in crystals, optics in negative materials, metamaterials, and photonic structures, holography, light and X-ray interferometry, extensive description of diffraction optics, including dynamical X-ray diffraction, and more.
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Springer International Publishing AG Screen-Printing Electrochemical Architectures
Book SynopsisThis book offers an essential overview of screen-printing. Routinely utilised to fabricate a range of useful electrochemical architectures, screen-printing is also used in a broad range of areas in both industry and academia. It supports the design of next-generation electrochemical sensing platforms, and allows proven laboratory-based approaches to be upscaled and commercially applied. To those skilled in the art, screen-printing allows novel and useful electrochemical architectures to be mass produced, offering fabrication processes that are cost-effective yet highly reproducible and yield significant electrical benefits. However, there is no readily available textbook that actually equips readers to set about the task of screen-printing, explaining its techniques and implementation. Addressing that gap, this book will be of interest to both academics and industrialists delving into screen-printing for the first time. It offers an essential resource for those readers who want learn to successfully design, fabricate and implement (and mass-produce) electrochemical based architectures, as well as those who already have a basic understanding of the process and want to advance their technical knowledge and skills. Trade Review Table of Contents
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Springer International Publishing AG Springer Handbook of Electronic and Photonic
Book SynopsisThe second, updated edition of this essential reference book provides a wealth of detail on a wide range of electronic and photonic materials, starting from fundamentals and building up to advanced topics and applications. Its extensive coverage, with clear illustrations and applications, carefully selected chapter sequencing and logical flow, makes it very different from other electronic materials handbooks. It has been written by professionals in the field and instructors who teach the subject at a university or in corporate laboratories. The Springer Handbook of Electronic and Photonic Materials, second edition, includes practical applications used as examples, details of experimental techniques, useful tables that summarize equations, and, most importantly, properties of various materials, as well as an extensive glossary. Along with significant updates to the content and the references, the second edition includes a number of new chapters such as those covering novel materials and selected applications. This handbook is a valuable resource for graduate students, researchers and practicing professionals working in the area of electronic, optoelectronic and photonic materials.Trade Review“Semiconductor specialists will find a lot of useful and up-to-date information in this volume. It has good sections on the most contemporary silicon technology and all of the III – V semiconductors are well represented along with the various structures that are grown in these materials. … there is much in this book that will have a lasting use and it is one that could usefully be in the office rather than the reference shelves of a library.” (P.J. Dobson, Contemporary Physics, Vol. 49 (01), January-February, 2008)Table of ContentsIntroduction: Perspectives on Electronic Materials.- Electrical Conduction in Metals and Semiconductors.- Optical Properties of Electronic Materials: Fundamentals and Characterization.- Magnetic Properties: From Traditional to Spintronic.- Defects in Monocrystalline Silicon.- Diffusion in Semiconductors.- Photoconductivity in Materials Research.- Electronic Properties of Semiconductor Interfaces.- Charge Transport in Disordered Materials.- Dielectric Response.- Ionic Conduction and Applications.- Bulk Crystal growth: Methods and Materials.- Single Crystal Silicon: Growth and Properties.- Epitaxial Crystal Growth: Methods and Materials.- Narrow-Bandgap II-VI Semiconductors: Growth.- Wide Bandgap II-VI Semiconductors: Growth and Properties.- Structural Characterization.- Surface Chemical Analysis.- Thermal Properties and Thermal Analysis: Fundamentals, Experimental Techniques and Applications.- Electrical Characterization of Semiconductors Materials and Devices.- Single-Crystal Silicon: Electrical and Optical Properties.- Silicon-Germanium: Properties, Growth and Applications.- Temperature-Insensitive Band-Gap III-V Semiconductors: TI-III-V and II-V-Bi. - Amorphous Semiconductors: Structure, Optical and Electrical Properties.- Amorphous and Microcrystalline Silicon.- Ferroelectric Materials.- Dielectric Materials for Microelectronics.- Thin Films.- Thick Films.- III-V Ternary and Quaternary Compounds.- Group III Nitrides.- Electron Transport within the III-V Nitride Semiconductors.- I-VI Semiconductors for Optoelectronics: CdS, CdSe, CdTe.- II-VI Narrow Bandgap Semiconductors: Optoelectronics.- Optoelectronic Devices and Materials.- Liquid Crystals.- Organic Photoconductors.- Luminescent Materials.- Nano-Engineered Tunable Photonic Crystals.- Quantum Wells, Super Lattices and Bandgap Engineering.- Glasses for Photonics Integration.- Optical Nonlinearity in Photonic Glasses.- Solar Cells and Photovoltaics. – Disordered Semiconductors on mechanically Flexible Substrates for Large-Area Electronics.- Photoconductors for X-Ray Image Detectors.- Phase-Change Optical.- Carbon Nanotubes and Bucky Materials.- Graphene. - Magnetic Information-Storage Materials.- High-Temperature Superconductors.- Molecular Electronics.- Organic Materials for Chemical Sensing.- Packaging Materials.- Organic Solar Cells.- Materials for Terahertz Engineering.- Metamaterials.-Thermoelectric Materials.- Transparent Conductive Oxides.- Inorganic Pervoskite Oxides.
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Springer International Publishing AG Optical Metamaterials: Qualitative Models:
Book SynopsisThis textbook bridges the gap between university courses on electrodynamics and the knowledge needed to successfully address the problem of electrodynamics of metamaterials. It appeals to both experimentalists and theoreticians who are interested in the physical basics of metamaterials and plasmonics. Focusing on qualitative fundamental treatment as opposed to quantitative numerical treatment, it covers the phenomena of artificial magnetization at high frequencies, and discusses homogenization procedures and the basics of quantum dynamics in detail. By considering different phenomena it creates a self-consistent qualitative picture to explain most observable phenomena. This allows readers to develop a better understanding of the concepts, and helps to create a conceptual approach, which is especially important in educational contexts. This clearly written book includes problems and solutions for each chapter, which can be used for seminars and homework, as well as qualitative models that are helpful to students. Table of ContentsPhenomenological Electrodynamics of materials with negative dielectric and magnetic constants.- Homogenization of Maxwell equations – macroscopic and microscopic approaches.- Phenomenological vs multipole models.- Charge dynamics and dielectric/magnetic constants elaboration.- Plasmons/Polaritons.- Transmission of light through subwavelength structures.- Multipole approach for homogenization of metamaterials (MM).- “Quantum” MM.
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Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Semiconductor Physics: An Introduction
Book SynopsisThis book will be useful to solid-state scientists, device engineers, and students involved in semiconductor design and technology. It provides a lucid account of band structure, density of states, charge transport, energy transport, and optical processes, along with a detailed description of many devices. It includes sections on superlattices and quantum well structures, the effects of deep-level impurities on transport, and the quantum Hall effect. This 8th edition has been revised and updated, including several new sections.Trade ReviewFrom the reviews of the ninth edition: "This book of K. Seeger is one of the mostly used source book in the field of semiconductor physics. … it has become the reference book of many teachers, students and researchers, both in fundamental and applied solid state science. … Altogether … this book will undoubtedly continue to be very attractive as a reference book for teachers and researchers in the field of semiconductors." (Michel Wautelet, Physicalia Magazine, Vol. 28 (1), 2006)Table of Contents1. Elementary Properties of Semiconductors.- 2. Energy Band Structure.- 3. Semiconductor Statistics.- 4. Charge and Energy Transport in a Nondegenerate Electron Gas.- 5. Carrier Diffusion Processes.- 6. Scattering Processes in a Spherical One-Valley Model.- 7. Charge Transport and Scattering Processes in the Many-Valley Model.- 8. Carrier Transport in the Warped-Sphere Model.- 9. Quantum Effects in Transport Phenomena.- 10. Impact Ionization and Avalanche Breakdown.- 11. Optical Absorption and Reflection.- 12. Photoconductivity.- 13. Light Generation by Semiconductors.- 14. Surface and Interface Properties and the Quantum Hall Effect.- 15. Miscellaneous Semiconductors.- Appendices.- A. Table A: Physical Constants.- B. Envelope wave function for Quantum Wells.- C. Table C: Semiconductor and Semimetal Data.- References.- About the Author.
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Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Semiconductors: Data Handbook
Book SynopsisThis Data Handbook is a updated and largely extended new edition of the book "Semiconductors: Basic Data". The data of the former edition have been updated and a complete representation of all relevant basic data is now given for all known groups of semiconducting materials.Table of ContentsDetailed table of contents.- Tetrahedrally bonded elements and compounds.- 1 Elements of the IVth group and compounds.- 1.0 Crystal structure and electronic structure.- 1.1 Diamond (C).- 1.2 Silicon (Si).- 1.3 Germanium (Ge).- 1.4 Grey tin (?-Sn).- 1.5 Silicon carbide (SiC).- 1.6 Silicon germanium mixed crystals (SixGe1-x.- 2 III-V compound.- 2.0 Crystal structure and electronic structure.- 2.1 Boron nitride (BN).- 2.2 Boron phosphide (BP).- 2.3 Boron arsenide (BAs).- 2.4 Boron antimonide (BSb).- 2.5 Aluminum nitride (AlN).- 2.6 Aluminum phosphide (AlP).- 2.7 Aluminum arsenide (AlAs).- 2.8 Aluminum antimonide (AlSb).- 2.9 Gallium nitride (GaN).- 2.10 Gallium phosphide (GaP).- 2.11 Gallium arsenide (GaAs).- 2.12 Gallium antimonide (GaSb).- 2.13 Indium nitride (InN).- 2.14 Indium phosphide (InP).- 2.15 Indium arsenide (InAs).- 2.16 Indium antimonide (InSb).- 2.17 Ternary alloys lattice matched to binary III-V compounds.- 2.18 Quaternary alloys lattice matched to binary III-V compounds.- 3 II-VI compound.- 3.0 Crystal structure and electronic structure.- 3.1 Beryllium oxide (BeO.- 3.2 Beryllium sulfide (BeS.- 3.3 Beryllium selenide (BeSe.- 3.4 Beryllium telluride (BeTe).- 3.5 Magnesium oxide (MgO).- 3.6 Magnesium sulfide (MgS).- 3.7 Magnesium selenide (MgSe).- 3.8 Magnesium telluride (MgTe).- 3.9 Calcium oxide (CaO).- 3.10 Strontium oxide (SrO).- 3.11 Barium oxide (BaO).- 3.12 Zinc oxide (ZnO).- 3.13 Zinc sulfide (ZnS).- 3.14 Zinc selenide (ZnSe).- 3.15 Zinc telluride (ZnTe).- 3.16 Cadmium oxide (CdO).- 3.17 Cadmium sulfide (CdS).- 3.18 Cadmium selenide (CdSe).- 3.19 Cadmium telluride (CdTe).- 3.20 Mercury oxide (HgO).- 3.21 Mercury sulfide (HgS).- 3.22 Mercury selenide (HgSe).- 3.23 Mercury telluride (HgTe).- 4 I-VII compound.- 4.0 Crystal structure and electronic structure.- 4.1 Cuprous fluoride (CuF).- 4.2 Cuprous chloride (?-CuCl).- 4.3 Cuprous bromide (?-CuBr).- 4.4 Cuprous iodide (?-CuI).- 4.5 Silver fluoride (AgF).- 4.6 Silver chloride (AgCl).- 4.7 Silver bromide (AgBr).- 4.8 Silver iodide (AgI).- 5 III2-VI3 compound.- 5.0 Crystal structure of quasi-binary II2-VI3 compounds.- 5.1 Gallium sulfide (Ga2S3).- 5.2 Gallium selenide (Ga2Se3).- 5.3 Gallium telluride (Ga2Te3).- 5.4 Indium sulfide (In2S3).- 5.5 Indium selenide (In2Se3).- 5.6 Indium telluride (In2Te3).- 6 I-III-VI2 compound (included are I-Fe-VI2 compounds).- 6.0 Crystal structure and electronic structure.- 6.1 Copper aluminum sulfide (CuAlS2).- 6.2 Copper aluminum selenide (CuAlSe2).- 6.3 Copper aluminum telluride (CuAlTe2).- 6.4 Copper gallium sulfide (CuGaS2).- 6.5 Copper gallium selenide (CuGaSe2).- 6.6 Copper gallium telluride (CuGaTe2).- 6.7 Copper indium sulfide (CuInS2).- 6.8 Copper indium selenide (CuInSe2).- 6.9 Copper indium telluride (CuInTe2).- 6.10 Silver gallium sulfide (AgGaS2).- 6.11 Silver gallium selenide (AgGaSe2).- 6.12 Silver gallium telluride (AgGaTe2).- 6.13 Silver indium sulfide (AgInS2).- 6.14 Silver indium selenide (AgInSe2).- 6.15 Silver indium telluride (AgInTe2).- 6.16 Copper thallium sulfide (CuTlS2).- 6.17 Copper thallium selenide (CuTlSe2).- 6.18 Copper thallium telluride (CuTlT2).- 6.19 Silver thallium selenide (AgTlSe2).- 6.20 Silver thallium telluride (AgTlTe2).- 6.21 Copper iron sulfide (CuFeS2).- 6.22 Copper iron selenide (CuFeSe2).- 6.23 Copper iron telluride (CuFeTe2).- 6.24 Silver iron selenide (AgFeSe2).- 6.25 Silver iron telluride (AgFeTe2).- 7 II-IV-V2 compound.- 7.0 Crystal structure and electronic structure.- 7.1 Magnesium silicon phosphide (MgSiP2).- 7.2 Zinc silicon phosphide (ZnSiP2).- 7.3 Zinc silicon arsenide(ZnSiAs2).- 7.4 Zinc germanium nitride (ZnGeN2).- 7.5 Zinc germanium phosphide (ZnGeP2).- 7.6 Zinc germanium arsenide (ZnGeAs2).- 7.7 Zinc tin phosphide (ZnSnP2).- 7.8 Zinc tin arsenide (ZnSnAs2).- 7.9 Zinc tin antimonide (ZnSnSb2).- 7.10 Cadmium silicon phosphide (CdSiP2).- 7.11 Cadmium silicon arsenide (CdSiAs2).- 7.12 Cadmium germanium phosphide (CdGeP2).- 7.13 Cadmium germanium arsenide (CdGeAs2).- 7.14 Cadmium tin phosphide (CdSnP2).- 7.15 Cadmium tin arsenide (CdSnAs2).- 8 I2-IV-VI3 compound.- 8.1 Copper germanium sulfide (Cu2GeS3).- 8.2 Copper germanium selenide (Cu2GeSe3).- 8.3 Copper germanium tellurid (Cu2GeSe3).- 8.4 Copper tin sulfide (Cu2SnS3).- 8.5 Copper tin selenide (Cu2SnSe3).- 8.6 Copper tin telluride (Cu2SnTe3).- 8.7 Silver germanium selenide (Ag2GeSe3).- 8.8 Silver germanium telluride (Ag2GeTe3).- 8.9 Silver tin sulfide (Ag2SnS3).- 8.10 Silver tin selenide (Ag2SnSe3).- 8.11 Silver tin telluride (Ag2SnTe3).- 9 I3-V-VI4 compound.- 9.0 Crystal structure.- 9.1 Copper thiophosphate (Cu3PS4).- 9.2 Copper thioarsenide, enargite, luzonite (Cu3AsS4).- 9.3 Copper arsenic selenide (Cu3AsSe4).- 9.4 Copper antimony sulfide, famatinite (Cu3SbS4).- 9.5 Copper antimony selenide (Cu3SbSe4).- 9.6 Copper arsenic telluride (Cu3AsTe.- 9.7 Copper antimony telluride (Cu3SbTe.- 10 II-III2-VI4 compound.- 10.0 Crystal structure and electronic structure.- 10.1 Zinc aluminum sulfide (ZnAl2S4).- 10.2 Zinc gallium sulfide (ZnGa2S4).- 10.3 Zinc gallium selenide (ZnGa2Se4).- 10.4 Zinc thioindate (ZnIn2S4).- 10.5 Zinc indium selenide (ZnIn2Se4).- 10.6 Zinc indium telluride (?n?n2?e4).- 10.7 Cadmium thioaluminate (CdAl2S4).- 10.8 Cadmium thiogallate (CdGa2S4).- 10.9 Cadmium gallium selenide (CdGa2Se4).- 10.10 Cadmium gallium telluride (CdGa2Te4).- 10.11 Cadmium thioindate (CdIn2S4).- 10.12 Cadmium indium selenide (CdIn2Se4).- 10.13 Cadmium indium telluride (CdIn2Te4).- 10.14 Cadmium thallium selenide (CdTl2Se4).- 10.15 Mercury thiogallate (HgGa2S4).- 10.16 Mercury gallium selenide (HgGa2Se4).- 10.17 Mercury indium telluride (HgIn2Te4).- 10.18 HgIn2Se4,Hg3In2Te6,Hg5In2Te.- 10.19 Further II-III2-VI4 compounds with II = Mg, Ca.- Further elements.- 11 Group III element.- 11.0 Crystal structure and electronic structure of boron.- 11.1 Physical properties of boron.- 12 Group V element.- 12.0 Crystal structure and electronic structure.- 12.1 Phosphorus (P).- 12.2 Arsenic (As).- 12.3 Antimony (Sb).- 12.4 Bismuth (Bi).- 13 Group VI element.- 13.0 Crystal structure and electronic structure.- 13.1 Sulfur (S).- 13.2 Selenium (Se).- 13.3 Tellurium (Te).- Further binary compounds.- 14 IAx-IBy compound.- 14.0 Crystal structure and electronic structure.- 14.1 CsAu.- 14.2 RbAu.- 15 Ix-Vy compound.- 15.0 Crystal structure and electronic structure.- 15.1 I-V compounds (NaSb, KSb, RbSb, CsSb).- 15.2 I3-V compounds.- 15.2.1 Lattice parameters and meltin temperatures.- 15.2.2 Li3Sb, Li3Bi.- 15.2.3 Na3Sb.- 15.2.4 K3Sb.- 15.2.5 Rb3Sb.- 15.2.6 Cs3Sb.- 15.2.7 Rb3Bi, Cs3Bi.- 15.3.- 15.3.1 Na2KSb.- 15.3.2 K2CsSb.- 15.3.3 Na2RbSb, Na2CsSb, K2RbSb, Rb2CsSb.- 16 Ix-VIy compound.- 16.0 Crystal structure and electronic structure.- 16.1 Cupric oxide (CuO).- 16.2 Cuprous oxide (Cu20).- 16.3 Copper sulfides (Cu2S, Cu2-xS).- 16.4 Copper selenides (Cu2Se, Cu2-xSe).- 16.5 Copper tellurides (Cu2Te, Cu2-xTe).- 16.6 Silver oxides (AgxOy).- 16.7 Silver sulfide (Ag2S).- 16.8 Silver selenide (Ag2Se).- 16.9 Silver telluride (Ag2Te).- 17 IIx-IVy compound.- 17.0 Crystal structure and electronic structure.- 17.1 Magnesium suicide (Mg2Si).- 17.2 Magnesium germanide (Mg2Ge).- 17.3 Magnesium stannide (Mg2Sn).- 17.4 Magnesium plumbide (Mg2Pb).- 17.5 Ca2Si, Ca2Sn, Ca2Pb.- 17.6 BaSi2, BaGe2, SrGe.- 18 Hx-Vy compound.- 18.0 Crystal structure and electronic structure.- 18.1 Magnesium arsenide (Mg3As2).- 18.2 Zinc phosphide (Zn3P2).- 18.3 Zinc arsenide (Zn3As2).- 18.4 Cadmium phosphide (Cd3P2).- 18.5 Cadmium arsenide (Cd3As2).- 18.6 Zinc phosphide (ZnP2).- 18.7 Zinc arsenide (ZnAs2).- 18.8 Cadmium phosphide (CdP2).- 18.9 Cadmium arsenide (CdAs2).- 18.10 Cadmium tetraphosphide (CdP4).- 18.11 Zinc antimonide (ZnSb).- 18.12 Cadmium antimonide (CdSb).- 18.13 Zinc antimonide (Zn4Sb3).- 18.14 Cadmium antimonide (Cd4Sb3).- 18.15 Cd.- 18.16 Cd.- 19 II-VII2 compound.- 19.0 Crystal structure and electronic structure.- 19.1 Cadmium dichloride (CdCl2).- 19.2 Cadmium dibromide (CdBr2).- 19.3 Cadmium diiodide (CdI2).- 19.4 Mercury diiodide (HgI2).- 20 IIIx-VIy compound.- 20.0 Crystal structure and electronic structure.- 20.1 Gallium sulfide (GaS).- 20.2 Gallium selenide (GaSe).- 20.3 Gallium telluride (GaTe).- 20.4 Indium sulfide (InS).- 20.5 Indium selenide (InSe).- 20.6 Indium telluride (InTe).- 20.7 Thallium sulfide (TlS).- 20.8 Thallium selenide (TlSe).- 20.9 Thallium telluride (TlTe).- 20.10 In6S7.- 20.11 In4Se3.- 20.12 In6Se7.- 20.13 In60Se40.- 20.14 In50Se50.- 20.15 In40Se60.- 20.16 In5Se6.- 20.17 In4Te3.- 20.18 Tl5Te3.- 20.19 TlGa2.- 20.20 TlGaSe2.- 20.21 TlGaTe2.- 20.22 TlIn2.- 20.23 TlInSe2.- 20.24 TlInTe2.- 21 III-VII compound.- 21.0 Crystal structure and electronic structure.- 21.1 Thallium fluoride (TlF).- 21.2 Thallium chloride (T1C1).- 21.3 Thallium bromide (TlBr).- 21.4 Thallium iodide (TlI).- 22 IV-V compound.- 22.0 Crystal structure and lattice parameters.- 22.1 SiP, Ge.- 22.2 SiAs.- 22.3 GeAs.- 22.4 SiP2, SiAs2.- 22.5 GeAs2.- 23 IVx-VIy compound.- 23.0 Crystal structure and electronic structure.- 23.1 Germanium sulfide (GeS).- 23.2 Germanium selenide (GeSe).- 23.3 Germanium telluride (GeTe).- 23.4 Tin sulfide (SnS).- 23.5 Tin selenide (SnSe).- 23.6 Tin telluride (SnTe).- 23.7 Lead monoxide (PbO).- 23.8 Lead sulfide (PbS).- 23.9 Lead selenide (PbSe).- 23.10 Lead telluride (PbTe).- 23.11 Germanium dioxide (GeO2).- 23.12 Germanium disulfide (GeS2).- 23.13 Germanium diselenide (GeSe2).- 23.14 Tin dioxide (SnO2).- 23.15 Tin disulfide (SnS2).- 23.16 Tin diselenide (SnSe2).- 23.17 Si2Te3.- 23.18 Sn2S3, PbSnS3, SnGeS3, PbGe3.- 24 IV-VII2 Compound.- 24.0 Crystal structure.- 24.1 Lead difluoride (PbF2).- 24.2 Lead dichloride (PbCl2).- 24.3 Lead dibromide (PbBr2).- 24.4 Lead diiodide (Pbl2).- 25 Vx-VIy Compound.- 25.0 Crystal structure and electronic structure.- 25.1 Arsenic oxide (As2O3).- 25.2 Arsenic sulfide (As2S3).- 25.3 Arsenic selenide (As2Se3).- 25.4 Arsenic telluride (As2Te3).- 25.5 Antimony sulfide (Sb2S3).- 25.6 Antimony selenide (Sb2Se3).- 25.7 Antimony telluride (Sb2Te3).- 25.8 Bismuth oxide (Bi2O3).- 25.9 Bismuth sulfide (Bi2S3).- 25.10 Bismuth selenide (Bi2Se3).- 25.11 Bismuth telluride (Bi2Te3).- 25.12 Realgar (As4S4).- 26 V-VII3 compound.- 26.0 Crystal structure and electronic structure.- 26.1 Arsenic triiodide (AsI3).- 26.2 Antimony triiodide (SbI3).- 26.3 Bismuth triiodide (BiI3).- Further ternary compounds.- 27 Ix-IVy-VIz compound.- 27.0 Crystal structure.- 27.1 Ag8GeS6 (argyrodite).- 27.2 Ag8SnS6 (canfieldite).- 27.3 Ag8SiSe6.- 27.4 Ag8GeSe6.- 27.5 Ag8SnSe6.- 27.6 Ag8GeTe6.- 27.7 Cu8Ge6.- 27.8 Cu8GeSe6.- 27.9 Cu4Ge3S5, Cu4Ge3Se5 and Cu4Sn3Se6.- 27.10 Cu4Sn4.- 28 Ix-Vy-VIz compound.- 28.0 Crystal structure and electronic structure.- 28.1 AgAs2.- 28.2 AgAsSe2.- 28.3 AgAsTe2.- 28.4 AgSb2.- 28.5 AgSbSe2.- 28.6 AgSbTe2.- 28.7 AgBi2.- 28.8 AgBiSe2.- 28.9 AgBiTe2.- 28.10 CuSbSe2.- 28.11 CuSbTe2.- 28.12 CuBiSe2.- 28.13 CuBiTe2.- 28.14 Ag3As3.- 28.15 Ag3Sb3.- 29 IIx-IIIy-VIz compound.- 29.0 Crystal structure of II-III-VI2 compounds.- 29.1 CdIn2.- 29.2 CdInSe2.- 29.3 CdInTe2.- 29.4 CdTl2.- 29.5 CdTlSe2.- 29.6 CdTlTe2.- 29.7 HgTl2.- 30 IIIx-Vy-VIz compound.- 30.0 Crystal structure of III-V-VI2 compounds.- 30.1 TlAs2.- 30.2 TlSb2.- 30.3 TlBi2.- 30.4 TlBiSe2.- 30.5 TlBiTe2.- 30.6 Ga6Sb5Te2.- 30.7 In6Sb5Te2.- 30.8 In7SbTe2.- 31 IVx-Vy-VIz compound.- 31.0 Crystal structure.- 31.1 Bi12Si20.- 31.2 Bi12Ge20.- 31.3 PbSb2S4, GeSb2Te4, GeBi2Te4,SnBi2Te4.- 31.4 GeBi4Te7, GeSb4Te7, PbBi4Te7.- 32 V-VI-VII compound.- 32.0 Crystal structure and electronic structure.- 32.1 AsSBr.- 32.2 Sb.- 32.3 SbSBr.- 32.4 SbSeBr.- 32.5 SbSe.- 32.6 SbTe.- 32.7 Bi.- 32.8 BiOBr.- 32.9 Bi.- 32.10 BiSCl.- 32.11 BiSBr.- 32.12 Bi.- 32.13 BiSeBr.- 32.14 BiSe.- 32.15 BiTeBr.- 32.16 BiTel.- 33 Further ternary compound.- 33.1 Cu3In5Se9.- 33.2 Cu3Ga5Se9.- 33.3 Ag3In5Se9.- 33.4 Ag3Ga5Se9.- 33.5 Cu2Ga4Te7.- 33.6 Cu2In4Te7.- 33.7 CuIn3Te5.- 33.8 AgIn3Te5.- 33.9 AgIn5S8.- 33.10 AgIn9Te14.- 33.11 Cd2Sn4.- 33.12 CdSn3.- 33.13 Li3Cu3.- 33.14 Hg3PS3, Hg3Ps4.- 33.15 Cd4(PAs)2(Cl,Br,I).- 34 Boron compound.- 34.1 Boron-hydrogen alloys.- 34.2 Binary boron-lithium compounds.- 34.3 Ternary boron-lithium compounds.- 34.4 Boron-sodium compounds.- 34.5 Boron-potassium compounds.- 34.6 Beryllium-aluminum-boron compounds.- 34.7 Boron-aluminum-magnesium compounds.- 34.8 Boron-alkaline earth compound.- 34.9 Aluminum-boron compounds.- 34.10 Boron-yttrium compounds.- 34.11 Lanthanide hexaborides.- 34.14 Boron compounds with group IV elements: boron carbide.- 34.15 Boron-silicon compounds.- 34.16 Boron-zirconium compounds.- 34.17 Boron-nitrogen compounds.- 34.18 Boron-phosphorus compounds.- 34.19 Boron-arsenic compounds.- 35 Binary transition metal compound.- 35.1.- 35.2.- 35.3.- 36 Binary rare earth compound.- 37 Ternary transition metal compound.- 37.1.- 37.2.- 37.3.- 38 Ternary rare earth compound.
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Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Smart Power ICs: Technologies and Applications
Book SynopsisThis survey of the state of the art of technology and future trends in the new family of Smart Power ICs describes design and applications in a variety of fields, ranging from automotive to telecommunications, reliability evaluation and qualification procedures. Trade ReviewFrom the reviews: "This book provides a survey of the state-of-the-art of the technology and future trends in the new family of Smart Power ICs … . The book is a valuable source of information and reference for both power IC design specialists and to all those concerned with applications, the development of digital circuits as well as with system architecture." (ETDE Energy Database, October, 2002)Table of Contents1 BCD Technologies for Smart Power ICs.- 2 Technologies for High Voltage ICs.- 3 Smart Discrete Technologies.- 4 Dielectric Isolation Technologies and Power ICs.- 5 Power Mosfets Driving Circuits and Protection Techniques.- 6 Motion Control.- 7 Switching Regulators.- 8 High Voltage Integrated Circuits for Off-Line Power Applications.- 9 Automotive Electronics.- 10 Audio Amplifiers.- 11 High Complexity Smart Power Devices and Future Developments.- 12 Modeling, Design and Simulation of Power Electronic Devices and Circuits.- 13 Packaging.- 14 Reliability of Smart Power ICs.
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Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Fundamentals of Semiconductors: Physics and Materials Properties
Book SynopsisExcellent bridge between general solid-state physics textbook and research articles packed with providing detailed explanations of the electronic, vibrational, transport, and optical properties of semiconductors "The most striking feature of the book is its modern outlook ... provides a wonderful foundation. The most wonderful feature is its efficient style of exposition ... an excellent book." Physics Today "Presents the theoretical derivations carefully and in detail and gives thorough discussions of the experimental results it presents. This makes it an excellent textbook both for learners and for more experienced researchers wishing to check facts. I have enjoyed reading it and strongly recommend it as a text for anyone working with semiconductors … I know of no better text … I am sure most semiconductor physicists will find this book useful and I recommend it to them." Contemporary Physics Offers much new material: an extensive appendix about the important and by now well-established, deep center known as the DX center, additional problems and the solutions to over fifty of the problems at the end of the various chapters.Trade ReviewFrom the reviews:"The most striking feature of the book is its modern outlook ... provides a wonderful foundation. The most wonderful feature is its efficient style of exposition ... an excellent book." Physics Today"This book, aimed at postgraduates not undergraduates, exemplifies both the difficulty of the subject and its variety. It presents the theoretical derivations carefully and in detail and gives thorough discussions of the experimental results it presents. This makes it an excellent textbook both for learners and for more experienced researchers wishing to check facts. I have enjoyed reading it and strongly recommend it as a text for anyone working with semiconductors … I know of no better text … I am sure most semiconductor physicists will find this book useful and I recommend it to them." Contemporary PhysicsFrom the reviews of the fourth edition:“Fundamentals of Semiconductors by Yu and Cardona, here at the fourth edition, is a book aimed at postgraduate … students. … provides the students with a solid and up-to-date background of the physical properties of semiconductors. … Yu and Cardona present in their book a concise, personal and yet satisfactory list of topics. … presentations are particularly inspiring and enlightening, giving a direct insight into the motivations and into paths which led researchers to fundamental advances in semiconductor physics.” (S. Sanguinetti, Il Nuovo Saggiatore, Vol. 27 (5-6), 2011)“It provides first-time users, especially the graduate students at whom the text is primarily aimed, with a sense of the dynamism of the subject. Overall, this book remains the best graduate-level text on semiconductor physics that I know, and I recommend it very strongly.” (A. M. Fox, Contemporary Physics, February, 2012)Table of ContentsElectronic Band Structures.- Vibrational Properties of Semiconductors, and Electron-Phonon Interactions.- Electronic Properties of Defects.- Electrical Transport.- Optical Properties I.- Optical Properties II.- Photoelectron Spectroscopy.- Effect of Quantum Confinement on Electrons and Phonons in Semiconductors.
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Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Positron Annihilation in Semiconductors: Defect
Book SynopsisThis comprehensive book reports on recent investigations of lattice imperfections in semiconductors by means of positron annihilation. It reviews positron techniques, and describes the application of these techniques to various kinds of defects, such as vacancies, impurity vacancy complexes and dislocations. Table of Contents1 Introduction.- 2 Experimental Techniques.- 3 Basics of Positron Annihilation in Semiconductors.- 4 Defect Characterization in Elemental Semiconductors.- 5 Defect Characterization in III–V Compounds.- 6 Defect Characterization in II–VI Compounds.- 7 Defect Characterization in Other Compounds.- 8 Applications of Positron Annihilation in Defect Engineering.- 9 Comparison of Positron Annihilation with Other Defect-Sensitive Techniques.- A1 Semiconductor Data.- A2 Trapping Model Equations.- References.
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Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Springer Handbook of Lasers and Optics
Book SynopsisThis new edition features numerous updates and additions. Especially 4 new chapters on Fiber Optics, Integrated Optics, Frequency Combs and Interferometry reflect the changes since the first edition.In addition, major complete updates for the chapters: Optical Materials and Their Properties, Optical Detectors, Nanooptics, and Optics far Beyond the Diffraction Limit. Features Contains over 1000 two-color illustrations. Includes over 120 comprehensive tables with properties of optical materials and light sources. Emphasizes physical concepts over extensive mathematical derivations. Chapters with summaries, detailed indexDelivers a wealth of up-to-date references.Trade ReviewFrom the reviews of the second edition:"Frank Träger has assembled a veritable who’s who of laser researchers … . In short, go out and buy this book; it is an excellent desk reference for researchers and research students. Undergraduates will find much to interest them, especially those contemplating entering the field. My only problem is where to hide my copy before my students think it should be on their shelf!" (Barry Luther-Davies, Australian Physics, Vol. 44 (4), 2007)"This weighty work is intended to offer comprehensive and authoritative coverage of the wide fields of optics and lasers. … Overall text is clear, well written and accompanied by appropriate tables and diagrams. … The book’s content emphasis is very much on material suitable for the optical practitioner. … a worthy addition to stock for any library supporting physics at a university or specialist level." (Gareth J. Johnson, Reference Reviews, Vol. 22 (2), 2008)“I recommend this modern, comprehensive handbook to students, educators, engineers and scientists. The chapters are clearly written and include sophisticated illustrations that augment the text. The tables of data are also exemplary. The authors strike a good balance between the theory and implementation. The reader will appreciate the explanations of both the detailed mathematics and the physical aspects of the concepts. Each chapter contains pertinent references and an index.” (Barry R. Masters, Optics & Photonics News, November, 2012)Table of ContentsForeword by T.W. HänschPart A Basic Principles and MaterialsChap. 1 Properties of LightChap. 2 Geometrical OpticsChap. 3 Wave OpticsChap. 4 Nonlinear Optics, Frequency Conversion and AttophysicsChap. 5 Optical Materials and Their PropertiesChap. 6 Thin FilmsPart B Fabrication and Properties of Optical ComponentsChap. 7 Optical Design and Design SoftwareChap. 8 Advanced Optical ComponentsChap. 9 Optical DetectorsPart C Coherent and Incoherent Light SourcesChap. 10 Incoherent Light SourcesChap. 11 Lasers and Coherent Light SourcesChap. 12 Short and Ultrashort Laser PulsesPart D Selected Applications and Special FieldsChap. 13 Optical and Spectroscopic TechniquesChap. 14 Fiber OpticsChap. 15 Integrated OpticsChap. 16 InterferometryChap. 17 Frequency CombsChap. 18 Quantum OpticsChap. 19 NanoopticsChap. 20 Optics far Beyond the Diffraction LimitChap. 21 Terahertz Photonics and ApplicationsChap. 22 X-Ray OpticsChap. 23 Atmospheric OpticsChap. 24 Holography and Optical Data StorageChap. 25 Laser SafetyAcknowledgements.- About the Authors.- Subject Index
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Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Springer Handbook of Nanomaterials
Book SynopsisThe Springer Handbook of Nanomaterials covers the description of materials which have dimension on the "nanoscale". The description of the nanomaterials in this Handbook follows the thorough but concise explanation of the synergy of structure, properties, processing and applications of the given material. The Handbook mainly describes materials in their solid phase; exceptions might be e.g. small sized liquid aerosols or gas bubbles in liquids. The materials are organized by their dimensionality. Zero dimensional structures collect clusters, nanoparticles and quantum dots, one dimensional are nanowires and nanotubes, while two dimensional are represented by thin films and surfaces. The chapters in these larger topics are written on a specific materials and dimensionality combination, e.g. ceramic nanowires. Chapters are authored by well-established and well-known scientists of the particular field. They have measurable part of publications and an important role in establishing new knowledge of the particular field. Trade Review“This is the best and most comprehensive single source book on nanotechnology involving the chemistry, biophysics, and tissue engineering of nanoparticles, nanotubes, nanofilaments, and ceramics. … The book is of great value for biochemists, inorganic physical chemists, engineerings, biomedical researchers, students, and physicians at various levels of the training cycles. It may be a standard text for the next several years.” (Joseph J. Grenier, Amazon.com, February, 2016)Table of ContentsForeword by Claes-Göran GranqvistForeword by Neal LaneChap. 1. Materials on the Nanoscale (R. Vajtai)Part A – NanoCarbonsChap. 2. Graphene Properties and CharacterizationChap. 3. FullerenesChap. 4. Single-Walled Carbon NanotubesChap. 5. Multi-Walled Carbon NanotubesChap. 6. Modofied Carbon NanotubesChap. 7. Carbon NanofibersChap. 8. NanodiamondsPart B – NanoMetalsChap. 9. Noble MetalsChap. 10. Nanostructures of Common MetalsChap. 11. Alloys on the NanoscaleChap. 12. Magnetic NanostructuresPart C – NanoCeramicsChap. 13. Nanocrystalline Functional Oxide MaterialsChap. 14. Piezoelectric NanoceramicsChap. 15. Graphite OxideChap. 16. Compound CrystalsChap. 17. Screw Dislocation-Driven Growth of NanomaterialsChap. 18. GlassesPart D – NanoCompositesChap. 19. Polymer NanocompositesChap. 20. Nanoparticle DispersionsPart E – Nanoporous MaterialsChap. 21. Nanoporous MetalsChap. 22. ZeolitesChap. 23. Porous Anodic Aluminum OxideChap. 24. Porous SiliconPart F – Organic and BionanomaterialsChap. 25. Organic NanomaterialsChap. 26. Nanocomposites as Bone Implant MaterialChap. 27. Nanofiber BiomaterialsPart G – Applications and ImpactChap. 28. Nanostructured Materials for Energy-Related ApplicationsChap. 29. Nanomaterials in Civil EngineeringChap. 30. NanomedicineChap. 31. NanofilteringChap. 32. Toxicology, Hazards and SafetyAcknowledgements.- About the Authors.- Subject Index
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Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Femtosecond Laser Micromachining: Photonic and Microfluidic Devices in Transparent Materials
Book SynopsisFemtosecond laser micromachining of transparent material is a powerful and versatile technology. In fact, it can be applied to several materials. It is a maskless technology that allows rapid device prototyping, has intrinsic three-dimensional capabilities and can produce both photonic and microfluidic devices. For these reasons it is ideally suited for the fabrication of complex microsystems with unprecedented functionalities. The book is mainly focused on micromachining of transparent materials which, due to the nonlinear absorption mechanism of ultrashort pulses, allows unique three-dimensional capabilities and can be exploited for the fabrication of complex microsystems with unprecedented functionalities.This book presents an overview of the state of the art of this rapidly emerging topic with contributions from leading experts in the field, ranging from principles of nonlinear material modification to fabrication techniques and applications to photonics and optofluidics.Table of ContentsPart I: Introductory concepts and characterization 1 Fundamentals of femtosecond Laser micromachining in transparent materials 2 -Ultrafast imaging of plasma dynamics and material response during micromachining 3 -Spectroscopic characterization of waveguides 4 -Optimizing Laser-induced refractive index changes in bulk optical materials via spatio-temporal beam shaping 5 -Controlling the cross-section of ultrafast Laser inscribed waveguides 6 –Anisotropy of femtosecond Laser writing Part II: Waveguides and optical devices in glass 7 –Passive optical waveguide devices in glass 8 - Femtosecond Laser inscription of fibre gratings 9 –3-D Bragg grating waveguide devices 10 –Active photonic devices Part III: Waveguides and optical devices in other transparent materials 11 -Waveguides in crystalline materials 12 -Refractive index structures in polymers Part IV: Microsystems and applications 13 –Discrete optics in waveguide arrays 14 –Optofluidics for biosensing 15 –Microstructuring of Photosensitive glass 16 -Microsystems and sensors 17 -Ultrashort Laser joining and welding
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Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Nanoimprint Lithography: An Enabling Process for
Book SynopsisNanoimprint Lithography: An enabling process for nanofabrication presents a comprehensive description of nanotechnology that is one of the most promising low-cost, high-throughput technologies for manufacturing nanostructures, and an emerging lithography candidates for 22, 16 and 11 nm nodes. It provides the exciting, multidisciplinary field, offering a wide range of topics covering: principles, process, material and application. This book would be of specific interest for researchers and graduate students in the field of nanoscience, nanotechnology and nanofabrication, material, physical, chemical, electric engineering and biology. Dr. Weimin Zhou is an associate professor at Shanghai Nanotechnology Promotion Center, China.Table of ContentsPrinciples and statues of nanoimprint lithography.- Stamp Fabrication.- stamp surface treatment.- Nanoimprint lithography resists.- Nanoimprint lithography process.- Modeling and Simulation of NIL.- Application of NIL in Light emitting Diodes.- Application of NIL in memory devices.- Application of NIL in solar cell.
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Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Computational Materials Science: From Ab Initio
Book SynopsisThis textbook introduces modern techniques based on computer simulation to study materials science. It starts from first principles calculations enabling to calculate the physical and chemical properties by solving a many-body Schroedinger equation with Coulomb forces. For the exchange-correlation term, the local density approximation is usually applied. After the introduction of the first principles treatment, tight-binding and classical potential methods are briefly introduced to indicate how one can increase the number of atoms in the system. In the second half of the book, Monte Carlo simulation is discussed in detail. Problems and solutions are provided to facilitate understanding. Readers will gain sufficient knowledge to begin theoretical studies in modern materials research. This second edition includes a lot of recent theoretical techniques in materials research. With the computers power now available, it is possible to use these numerical techniques to study various physical and chemical properties of complex materials from first principles. The new edition also covers empirical methods, such as tight-binding and molecular dynamics.Table of ContentsAb-Initio Methods.- Tight-Binding Methods.- Empirical Methods and Coarse-Graining.- Monte Carlo Methods.- Quantum Monte Carlo (QMC) Methods.
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Springer Handbook of Spintronics
Book SynopsisThis large reference work addresses a broad range of topics covering various aspects of spintronics science and technology, ranging from fundamental physics through materials properties and processing to established and emerging device technology and applications. It comprises a collection of chapters from a large international team of leading researchers across academia and industry, providing readers with an up-to-date and comprehensive review of this dynamic field of research. The opening chapters focus on the fundamental physical principles of spintronics in metals and semiconductors, including the theory of giant magnetoresistance and an introduction to spin quantum computing. Materials systems are then considered, with sections on metallic thin films and multilayers, magnetic tunnelling structures, hybrid materials including Heusler compounds, magnetic semiconductors, molecular spintronic materials, carbon nanotubes and graphene. A separate section describes the various methods used in the characterisation of spintronics materials, including spin-polarised photoemission, x-ray diffraction techniques and spin-polarised SEM. The third and final part of the Handbook contains chapters on spintronic device technology and applications, including spin valves, GMR and MTJ devices, MRAM technology, spin transistors and spin logic devices, spin torque devices, spin pumping and spin dynamics, and thermal effects in spintronics. Each chapter builds from the fundamentals through to the state-of-the-art, also considering the challenges faced by researchers and containing some indication of the direction that future work in the field is likely to take. This reference work will be an essential and long-standing resource for the spintronics community, whether in academic or industrial research.Table of ContentsVolume 2 Materials2.1: Matallic thin films and recording media2.1.1 GMR and metallic multilayers, 2.1.2 Soft magnetic multilayers, 2.1.3 Perpendicular thin films and multilayers, 2.1.4 Patterned magnetic recording media, 2.1.5 Self-assembled magnetic nanostructures
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Springer Verlag, Singapore Proceedings of Fourth International Conference on
Book SynopsisThe volume is a collection of best selected research papers presented at the 4th International Conference on Inventive Material Science Applications (ICIMA 2021) organized by PPG Institute of Technology, Coimbatore, India during 14 – 15 May 2021. The book includes original research by material science researchers towards developing a compact and efficient functional elements and structures for micro, nano and optoelectronic applications. The book covers important topics like nanomaterials and devices, optoelectronics, sustainable electronic materials, nanocomposites and nanostructures, hybrid electronic materials, medical electronics, computational material science, wearable electronic devices and models, and optical/nano-sensors.Table of ContentsMethod of Heap Leaching of Copper from Off-Balance Ore Dumps.- A Comparative Analysis of Step Channel TFET with the Impact of Work Function Engineering.- A Review on Biomaterials Based Biosensors for Bilirubin Detection.- Assessment of Anti-Bacterial Properties of Natural Extracts for Wound Healing Applications.- Current and Emerging Technologies for Resonance Frequency Analysis Based Devices for Measuring Dental Implant Stability: A Review.- Methods of Protection Against Destruction of Refractory Materials used for Lining of Autogenous Smelting Furnaces.- Comparative Study and Analysis of HVAC systems using Solid and Liquid Desiccant Dehumidification Technology.- Optimization of Process Variables in Abrasive Water Jet Machining of Nimonic C-263 Super alloy using Taguchi Method.- Modeling the Dynamic of a SAG Milling System through Regression Models and Neural Networks.- Rayleigh- B ́enard Convection in the Presence of Synchronous and Asynchronous Thermal Rigid Boundary Conditions.- Nonlinear Thermal Instability of Couple-Stress UIDS in Porous Media under Thermal Modulation.- Preparation of Si-Graphite Composites as Anode Material in Li-ion Batteries.- Speculative Testament of Corrosive Behaviour of Aluminium Composite Welded by FSW.- Design and Analysis of Neural Network based MPPT Technique for Solar Power based Electric Vehicle Application.- Experimental Investigation on Mechanical Properties of Epoxy with Hybrid Filler Composites.- Structural and Photo Catalytic Studies of Ce and Dy co-doped ZnO Nanoflowers.- Mathematical Modeling Influence Electromagnetic Wave Plane on Functional Materials.- Strengthening A Pavement Layer By using Fly Ash.
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Springer Verlag, Singapore Polymer-Based Advanced Functional Materials for
Book SynopsisPolymer-based advanced functional materials are one of most sought after products of this global high performance material demand as polymer-based materials guarantee both processing ease and mechanical flexibilities. This volume provides a comprehensive and updated review of major innovations in the field of polymer-based advanced functional materials which focuses on constructive knowledge on advanced multifunctional materials and their resultant techno-commercial applications. The contents aim at restricting the coverage to energy and environment related applications as the said two are the most emerging application domains of polymer-based advanced functional materials. It highlights the cutting-edge and recent research findings of polymer based advanced functional materials in energy and environment sectors wherein each chapter focuses on a specific energy and environment related application of polymer-based advanced functional materials, their preparation technique, nature enhancement achieved and allied factors. This volume would be of great interest to researchers, academicians and professionals, involved in polymers, chemistry, energy and environmental research, and other allied domains.Table of ContentsSustainable polymer based membrane for energy and environmental applications.- Advanced polymer aerogels for energy storage and water purification applications.- Advanced polymeric material in membrane and hybrid techniques for water and energy sustainability.- Inorganic nanofillers for polymer nanocomposites of energy and environmental interest.- Polyurethane composites for energy and environmental applications.- Polymer-based membranes for vanadium redox batteries.
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Springer Verlag, Singapore The AUN/SEED-Net Joint Regional Conference in
Book SynopsisThis book (The AUN/SEED-Net Joint Regional Conference in Transportation, Energy, and Mechanical Manufacturing Engineering) gathers selected papers submitted to the 14th Regional Conference in Energy Engineering and the 13th Regional Conference in Mechanical Manufacturing Engineering in the fields related to intelligent equipment, automotive engineering, mechanical systems and sustainable manufacturing, renewable energy, heat and mass transfer. Under the theme of “Integration and Innovation for Sustainable Development,” This book consists of papers in the aforementioned fields presented by researchers and scientists from universities, research institutes, and industry showcasing their latest findings and discussions with an emphasis on innovations and developments in embracing the new norm, resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic.Table of ContentsEvaluation of factors influencing the freezing time of the Pangasius fillets.- Oscillation measurement of the magnetic compass needle employing deep learning technique.- Vehicle crash analysis and airbag simulation in HyperWorks.
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Springer Verlag, Singapore New Insights in Photocatalysis for Environmental
Book SynopsisThis book explains the basic and fundamental aspects of nanotechnology and the potential use of nanostructured photocatalysts in various applications, especially in the context of the environment and energy harvesting. It describes the preparation and characterization of unique nanostructured photocatalysts and provides details of their catalytic action, and also discusses the design of new types of photocatalysts with controlled nanostructures. Given its broad scope, the book will appeal to academic and industrial researchers interested in heterogeneous photocatalysis, sustainable chemistry, energy conversion and storage, nanotechnology, chemical engineering, environmental protection, optoelectronics, sensors and surface and interface science.Table of Contents
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Springer Verlag, Singapore Application of Quantum Dots in Biology and
Book SynopsisThis book illustrates various applications of quantum dots (QDs) in the biomedical field and future perspectives. It first introduces the synthesis procedures and fundamental properties of QDs. In addition, the optical detection techniques and toxicologic reviews of QDs are presented. A focus of the book is also on the applications of QDs in cancer therapy, drug delivery, bio-sensing, and targeted molecular therapy. This book is exciting and valuable to a wide variety of readership communities (students, early-stage researchers, and scientists) in the various fields of biology and medicine.Table of ContentsIntroduction to Quantum Dots Synthetic Developments of Semiconductor Quantum Dot for Biological Applications All-Optical Detection of Biocompatible Quantum Dots A Toxicologic Review of Quantum Dots: Recent Insights and Future Directions Advantages And Disadvantages of Using Quantum Dots in Lateral Flow and Other Biological Assay Formats Recent Developments in Quantum Dots Technologies as Effective Theranostic Tools Against Cancer The Underlying Mechanism of Quantum Dot-Induced Apoptosis: Potential Application in Cancer Therapy Fluorescent Quantum Dots, A Technological Marvel for Optical Bio-Imaging: A Perspective on Associated In Vivo Toxicity Quantum Dots in Biosensing, Bioimaging and Drug Delivery Quantum Dots: Potential Cell Imaging Agent Quantum Dot: A Boon for Biological and Biomedical Research Upconversion and Downconversion Quantum Dots for Biomedical and Therapeutic Applications Present Status and Future Perspective
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