Description
Book SynopsisA comprehensive introduction to the structure, properties, and applications of materials, this title provides the background information necessary to assimilate the academic and patent literature on materials and their applications. It is useful for students, and for scientists and engineers as well.
Trade Review"This text...defines the structure and properties of a range of solids on the basis of the local chemical bonding and atomic order present in the material." SciTech Book News
"To capture the essence of this vast subject in any detail is a difficult undertaking in one single book, but on the whole I believe that the authors have succeeded." Chemistry in Britain
"... a fine addition to the library of material science.... Highly recommended ..." Choice
Table of ContentsPreface.
List of Tables.
Introduction.
STRUCTURE OF MATERIALS.
Structure of Crystals.
Bonding in Solids.
Diffraction and the Reciprocal Lattice.
Order and Disorder in Solids.
PHYSICAL PROPERTIES OF MATERIALS.
Phonons.
Thermally Activated Processes, Phase Diagrams, and Phase Transitions.
Electrons in Solids: Electrical and Thermal Properties.
Optical Properties of Materials.
Magnetic Properties of Materials.
Mechanical Properties of Materials.
CLASSES OF MATERIALS.
Semiconductors.
Metals and Alloys.
Ceramics.
Polymers.
Dielectric and Ferroelectric Materials.
Superconductors.
Magnetic Materials.
Optical Materials.
SURFACES, THIN FILMS, INTERFACES, AND MULTILAYERS.
Surfaces.
Thin Films, Interfaces, and Multilayers.
SYNTHESIS AND PROCESSING OF MATERIALS.
Synthesis and Processing of Materials.
Characterization of Materials.
Appendix WA: Thermodynamics.
Appendix WB: Statistical Mechanics.
Appendix WC: Quantum Mechanics.
Materials Index.
Index.
