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The Physics of Dew, Breath Figures and Dropwise Condensation

by Daniel Beysens ...

Series series Physics and Astronomy (R0)
In this book, the author focuses on the physics behind dew, breaths figures, and dropwise condensation phenomena to introduce scientists, engineers and students to the many original processes involved in condensation. Consisting of 15 Chapters, 18 Appendices and over 500 references, the reader learns the needed theoretical backgrounds and formulae to understand the complexity of dropwise ... Read more

$83.29 CAD

In this book, the author focuses on the physics behind dew, breaths figures, and dropwise condensation phenomena to introduce scientists, engineers and students to the many original processes involved in condensation. Consisting of 15 Chapters, 18 Appendices and over 500 references, the reader learns the needed theoretical backgrounds and formulae to understand the complexity of dropwise
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X-Ray Diffraction Crystallography

Introduction, Examples and Solved Problems

by Yoshio Waseda, Eiichiro Matsubara, Kozo Shinoda ...

Series series Chemistry and Material Science (R0)
X-ray diffraction crystallography for powder samples is a well-established and widely used method. It is applied to materials characterization to reveal the atomic scale structure of various substances in a variety of states. The book deals with fundamental properties of X-rays, geometry analysis of crystals, X-ray scattering and diffraction in polycrystalline samples and its application to the ... Read more

$280.49 CAD

X-ray diffraction crystallography for powder samples is a well-established and widely used method. It is applied to materials characterization to reveal the atomic scale structure of various substances in a variety of states. The book deals with fundamental properties of X-rays, geometry analysis of crystals, X-ray scattering and diffraction in polycrystalline samples and its application to the
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Casimir Physics

Edited by Diego Dalvit, Peter Milonni, David Roberts, Felipe da Rosa ...

Series series Physics and Astronomy (R0)
Casimir effects serve as primary examples of directly observable manifestations of the nontrivial properties of quantum fields, and as such are attracting increasing interest from quantum field theorists, particle physicists, and cosmologists. Furthermore, though very weak except at short distances, Casimir forces are universal in the sense that all material objects are subject to them. They are ... Read more

$108.89 CAD

Casimir effects serve as primary examples of directly observable manifestations of the nontrivial properties of quantum fields, and as such are attracting increasing interest from quantum field theorists, particle physicists, and cosmologists. Furthermore, though very weak except at short distances, Casimir forces are universal in the sense that all material objects are subject to them. They are
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Concepts and Methods in Modern Theoretical Chemistry

Electronic Structure and Reactivity

Edited by Swapan Kumar Ghosh, Pratim Kumar Chattaraj ...

Concepts and Methods in Modern Theoretical Chemistry: Electronic Structure and Reactivity, the first book in a two-volume set, focuses on the structure and reactivity of systems and phenomena. A new addition to the series Atoms, Molecules, and Clusters, this book offers chapters written by experts in their fields. It enables readers to learn how co ... Read more

$83.81 CAD

Concepts and Methods in Modern Theoretical Chemistry: Electronic Structure and Reactivity, the first book in a two-volume set, focuses on the structure and reactivity of systems and phenomena. A new addition to the series Atoms, Molecules, and Clusters, this book offers chapters written by experts in their fields. It enables readers to learn how co
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Fundamentals and Transport Properties of Nanofluids

Edited by S M Sohel Murshed ...

Series Book 16 - Soft Matter Series
Nanofluids are an emerging class of heat transfer fluids that are engineered by dispersing nanoparticles in conventional fluids. They represent a promising, multidisciplinary field that has evolved over the past two decades to provide enhanced thermal features, as well as manifold applications in thermal management, energy, transportation, MEMs and biomedical fields.Fundamentals and Transport ... Read more

$271.99 CAD

Nanofluids are an emerging class of heat transfer fluids that are engineered by dispersing nanoparticles in conventional fluids. They represent a promising, multidisciplinary field that has evolved over the past two decades to provide enhanced thermal features, as well as manifold applications in thermal management, energy, transportation, MEMs and biomedical fields.Fundamentals and Transport
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Energy Generation and Storage with Soft Materials

Edited by Ayse Bedeloğlu, Yasin Altin ...

Series Book 24 - Soft Matter Series
In the pursuit of sustainable and innovative energy technologies, soft materials are emerging as a transformative paradigm. This comprehensive text examines the dynamic interplay between soft materials and energy science, revealing the immense potential of liquids, polymers, colloids, and biomaterials in shaping the future of energy generation and storage.From flexible solar cells and advanced ... Read more

$303.99 CAD

In the pursuit of sustainable and innovative energy technologies, soft materials are emerging as a transformative paradigm. This comprehensive text examines the dynamic interplay between soft materials and energy science, revealing the immense potential of liquids, polymers, colloids, and biomaterials in shaping the future of energy generation and storage.From flexible solar cells and advanced
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Progress in High-Efficient Solution Process Organic Photovoltaic Devices

Fundamentals, Materials, Devices and Fabrication

Edited by Gang Li, Yang Yang ...

Series series Physics and Astronomy (R0)
This book presents an important technique to process organic photovoltaic devices. The basics, materials aspects and manufacturing of photovoltaic devices with solution processing are explained. Solution processable organic solar cells - polymer or solution processable small molecules - have the potential to significantly reduce the costs for solar electricity and energy payback time due to the ... Read more

$179.39 CAD

This book presents an important technique to process organic photovoltaic devices. The basics, materials aspects and manufacturing of photovoltaic devices with solution processing are explained. Solution processable organic solar cells - polymer or solution processable small molecules - have the potential to significantly reduce the costs for solar electricity and energy payback time due to the
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Silizium-Halbleitertechnologie

Grundlagen mikroelektronischer Integrationstechnik

by Ulrich Hilleringmann ...

Series series Computer Science and Engineering (German Language)
Das Lehrbuch behandelt die Grundlagen und die technische Durchführung der Einzelprozesse zur mikroelektronischen Schaltungsintegration in der Silizium-Halbleitertechnologie. Die Integrationstechnik setzt sich aus einer Vielzahl von sich wiederholenden Einzelprozessen zusammen, deren Durchführung und apparative Ausstattung extremen Anforderungen genügen müssen, um die geforderten Strukturgrößen bis ... Read more

$35.99 CAD

Das Lehrbuch behandelt die Grundlagen und die technische Durchführung der Einzelprozesse zur mikroelektronischen Schaltungsintegration in der Silizium-Halbleitertechnologie. Die Integrationstechnik setzt sich aus einer Vielzahl von sich wiederholenden Einzelprozessen zusammen, deren Durchführung und apparative Ausstattung extremen Anforderungen genügen müssen, um die geforderten Strukturgrößen bis
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Helical Wormlike Chains in Polymer Solutions

by Hiromi Yamakawa, Takenao Yoshizaki ...

Series series Chemistry and Material Science (R0)
This book presents the "helical wormlike chain" model – a general model for both flexible and semiflexible polymer chains. It explains how statistical-mechanical, hydrodynamic, and dynamic theories of their solution properties can be developed on the basis of this model. This new second edition has been carefully updated and thoroughly revised. It includes a new chapter covering "Simulation and ... Read more

$204.99 CAD

This book presents the "helical wormlike chain" model – a general model for both flexible and semiflexible polymer chains. It explains how statistical-mechanical, hydrodynamic, and dynamic theories of their solution properties can be developed on the basis of this model. This new second edition has been carefully updated and thoroughly revised. It includes a new chapter covering "Simulation and
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Nano-Bio Probe Design and Its Application for Biochemical Analysis

by Bang-Ce Ye, Min Zhang, Bin-Cheng Yin ...

Series series Chemistry and Material Science (R0)
In this volume, Prof. Ye and his coworkers propose and review the concept of nano-bio probe design for biochemical analysis on the basis of their recent published works. A unique biochemical analysis technology based on fluorescence polarization enhanced by nanoparticles is described here with successful applications in environmental monitoring, rapid and sensitive sensing protease activity and ... Read more

$64.09 CAD

In this volume, Prof. Ye and his coworkers propose and review the concept of nano-bio probe design for biochemical analysis on the basis of their recent published works. A unique biochemical analysis technology based on fluorescence polarization enhanced by nanoparticles is described here with successful applications in environmental monitoring, rapid and sensitive sensing protease activity and
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Introduction to Biomimetics and Bioinspiration

Materials and Surfaces for Green Science and Technology

by Bharat Bhushan ...

Series series Physics and Astronomy (R0)
This textbook provides a comprehensive overview of biomimetics and biologically inspired materials, capturing the essence of innovation that draws inspiration from nature. Featuring diverse examples of biomimetics, the book explores surfaces exhibiting characteristics such as roughness-induced super-phobicity/philicity, self-cleaning mechanisms, antifouling properties, low drag, reversible ... Read more

$140.99 CAD

This textbook provides a comprehensive overview of biomimetics and biologically inspired materials, capturing the essence of innovation that draws inspiration from nature. Featuring diverse examples of biomimetics, the book explores surfaces exhibiting characteristics such as roughness-induced super-phobicity/philicity, self-cleaning mechanisms, antifouling properties, low drag, reversible
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Theory of Adiabatic Potential and Atomic Properties of Simple Metals

by V G Baryakhtar, E V Zarotchentsev, E P Troitskaya ...

The contemporary ideas about the theory of atomic properties of metals are reviewed in this book. This theory is based upon concepts of pseudopotential and interacting electrons and is used for quantitative description of the whole complex of atomic properties of perfect simple metals. The authors have tried to maintain the consonance of the theoretical description of metal properties with ... Read more

$322.92 CAD

The contemporary ideas about the theory of atomic properties of metals are reviewed in this book. This theory is based upon concepts of pseudopotential and interacting electrons and is used for quantitative description of the whole complex of atomic properties of perfect simple metals. The authors have tried to maintain the consonance of the theoretical description of metal properties with
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Physics of Semiconductors 2002

Proceedings of the 26th International Conference, Edinburgh, 29 July to 2 August 2002

Edited by J.H Davies, A.R Long ...

Series series Institute of Physics Conference Series
The 26th International Conference on the Physics of Semiconductors was held from 29 July to 2 August 2002 at the Edinburgh International Conference Centre. It is the premier meeting in the field of semiconductor physics and attracted over 1000 participants from leading academic, governmental and industrial institutions in some 50 countries around the world. Plenary and invited papers (34) have ... Read more

$645.87 CAD

The 26th International Conference on the Physics of Semiconductors was held from 29 July to 2 August 2002 at the Edinburgh International Conference Centre. It is the premier meeting in the field of semiconductor physics and attracted over 1000 participants from leading academic, governmental and industrial institutions in some 50 countries around the world. Plenary and invited papers (34) have
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High-Temperature Superconducting Materials

Preparations, Properties, and Processing

by William E. Hatfield, John H. Miller ...

This book is a collection of proceedings of a symposium organized by the North Carolina Section of the American Chemical Society on the preparations, properties, and processing of high-temperature superconducting materials. The proceedings include papers of new results presented at the symposium. ... Read more

$577.16 CAD

This book is a collection of proceedings of a symposium organized by the North Carolina Section of the American Chemical Society on the preparations, properties, and processing of high-temperature superconducting materials. The proceedings include papers of new results presented at the symposium.
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Smart Materials and Structures

Proceedings of the 4th European and 2nd MIMR Conference, Harrogate, UK, 6-8 July 1998

Edited by G.R Tomlinson, W.A Bullough ...

Significant changes have occurred in materials science, including increasing demands on life extensions, and the reliability and exploitability of components, materials, and structures. These changes provide smart technologies with excellent application opportunities in aerospace, civil and electrical engineering, transportation, manufacturing, com ... Read more

$1,154.32 CAD

Significant changes have occurred in materials science, including increasing demands on life extensions, and the reliability and exploitability of components, materials, and structures. These changes provide smart technologies with excellent application opportunities in aerospace, civil and electrical engineering, transportation, manufacturing, com
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Nonlinear Circuits and Systems with Memristors

Nonlinear Dynamics and Analogue Computing via the Flux-Charge Analysis Method

by Fernando Corinto, Mauro Forti, Leon O. Chua ...

Series series Engineering (R0)
This book presents a new approach to the study of physical nonlinear circuits and advanced computing architectures with memristor devices. Such a unified approach to memristor theory has never been systematically presented in book form.After giving an introduction on memristor-based nonlinear dynamical circuits (e.g., periodic/chaotic oscillators) and their use as basic computing analogue elements ... Read more

$166.49 CAD

This book presents a new approach to the study of physical nonlinear circuits and advanced computing architectures with memristor devices. Such a unified approach to memristor theory has never been systematically presented in book form.After giving an introduction on memristor-based nonlinear dynamical circuits (e.g., periodic/chaotic oscillators) and their use as basic computing analogue elements
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Underpotential Deposition

From Fundamentals and Theory to Applications at the Nanoscale

by Silvana Garcia, Oscar Alejandro Oviedo, Ezequiel Pedro Marcos Leiva, Luis Reinaudi ...

Series series Chemistry and Material Science (R0)
With this volume, Ezequiel P. M. Leiva and co-authors fill a gap in the available literature, by providing a much-needed, comprehensive review of the relevant literature for electrochemists, materials scientists and energy researchers. For the first time, they present applications of underpotential deposition (UPD) on the nanoscale, such as nanoparticles and nanocavities, as well as for ... Read more

$115.29 CAD

With this volume, Ezequiel P. M. Leiva and co-authors fill a gap in the available literature, by providing a much-needed, comprehensive review of the relevant literature for electrochemists, materials scientists and energy researchers. For the first time, they present applications of underpotential deposition (UPD) on the nanoscale, such as nanoparticles and nanocavities, as well as for
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Fundamentals of Magnonics

by Sergio M. Rezende ...

Series series Physics and Astronomy (R0)
Fundamentals of Magnonics is a textbook for beginning graduate students in the areas of magnetism and spintronics. The level of presentation assumes only basic knowledge of the origin of magnetism and electromagnetism, and quantum mechanics. The book utilizes elementary mathematical derivations, aimed mainly at explaining the physical concepts involved in the phenomena studied and enabling a ... Read more

$108.89 CAD

Fundamentals of Magnonics is a textbook for beginning graduate students in the areas of magnetism and spintronics. The level of presentation assumes only basic knowledge of the origin of magnetism and electromagnetism, and quantum mechanics. The book utilizes elementary mathematical derivations, aimed mainly at explaining the physical concepts involved in the phenomena studied and enabling a
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Functional Hydrogels as Biomaterials

Edited by Jun Li, Yoshihito Osada, Justin Cooper-White ...

Series series Chemistry and Material Science (R0)
This book introduces readers to the latest advances in hydrogel biomaterials, mainly focusing on the emerging areas of synthetic and biopolymer hydrogels formed through specially designed chemical or physical crosslinking, and the cyclodextrin-based host-guest supramolecular self-assembly, for cell encapsulation, cell expansion, cell differentiation and tissue repair, stem cell culture, and ... Read more

$140.89 CAD

This book introduces readers to the latest advances in hydrogel biomaterials, mainly focusing on the emerging areas of synthetic and biopolymer hydrogels formed through specially designed chemical or physical crosslinking, and the cyclodextrin-based host-guest supramolecular self-assembly, for cell encapsulation, cell expansion, cell differentiation and tissue repair, stem cell culture, and
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Staub

Natürliche Quellen und Mengen

by Robert Trierweiler ...

Series series Life Science and Basic Disciplines (German Language)
Dieses essential beinhaltet Informationen zu den natürlichen Staubquellen, den unterschiedlichen Entstehungsprozessen und den Mengen der natürlichen Staubemissionen. Die Bildungsmechanismen von Primärpartikeln und Sekundärpartikeln werden beschrieben und die wichtigsten Präkursoren werden genannt. Daneben werden Schätzwerte für die globalen Emissionswerte von Primärpartikeln und Sekundärpartikeln ... Read more

$6.79 CAD

Dieses essential beinhaltet Informationen zu den natürlichen Staubquellen, den unterschiedlichen Entstehungsprozessen und den Mengen der natürlichen Staubemissionen. Die Bildungsmechanismen von Primärpartikeln und Sekundärpartikeln werden beschrieben und die wichtigsten Präkursoren werden genannt. Daneben werden Schätzwerte für die globalen Emissionswerte von Primärpartikeln und Sekundärpartikeln
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Fatigue Crack Growth in Rubber Materials

Experiments and Modelling

Edited by Gert Heinrich, Reinhold Kipscholl, Radek Stoček ...

Series series Chemistry and Material Science (R0)
The book summarizes recent international research and experimental developments regarding fatigue crack growth investigations of rubber materials. It shows the progress in fundamental as well as advanced research of fracture investigation of rubber material under fatigue loading conditions, especially from the experimental point of view. However, some chapters will describe the progress in ... Read more

$306.19 CAD

The book summarizes recent international research and experimental developments regarding fatigue crack growth investigations of rubber materials. It shows the progress in fundamental as well as advanced research of fracture investigation of rubber material under fatigue loading conditions, especially from the experimental point of view. However, some chapters will describe the progress in
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Semiconductor Nanophotonics

Materials, Models, and Devices

Edited by Michael Kneissl, Andreas Knorr, Stephan Reitzenstein, Axel Hoffmann ...

Series series Physics and Astronomy (R0)
This book provides a comprehensive overview of the state-of-the-art in the development of semiconductor nanostructures and nanophotonic devices. It covers epitaxial growth processes for GaAs- and GaN-based quantum dots and quantum wells, describes the fundamental optical, electronic, and vibronic properties of nanomaterials, and addresses the design and realization of various nanophotonic devices. ... Read more

$204.99 CAD

This book provides a comprehensive overview of the state-of-the-art in the development of semiconductor nanostructures and nanophotonic devices. It covers epitaxial growth processes for GaAs- and GaN-based quantum dots and quantum wells, describes the fundamental optical, electronic, and vibronic properties of nanomaterials, and addresses the design and realization of various nanophotonic devices.
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Proceedings of the Sixth International Symposium on Dielectric Materials and Applications (ISyDMA’6)

Edited by Ashok Vaseashta, Mohammed Essaid Achour, Mustapha Mabrouki, Didier Fasquelle, Amina Tachafine ...

Series series Springer Nature Proceedings excluding Computer Science
This book addresses to the materials scientists, physicists, chemists, biologists, and electrical engineers engaged in fundamental and applied research or technical investigations on such materials. The goal of the International Symposium on Dielectric Materials and Applications conference series is to provide an innovative platform for key researchers, scientists from all over the world to ... Read more

$179.39 CAD

This book addresses to the materials scientists, physicists, chemists, biologists, and electrical engineers engaged in fundamental and applied research or technical investigations on such materials. The goal of the International Symposium on Dielectric Materials and Applications conference series is to provide an innovative platform for key researchers, scientists from all over the world to
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Transport of Energetic Electrons in Solids

Computer Simulation with Applications to Materials Analysis and Characterization

by Maurizio Dapor ...

Series series Physics and Astronomy (R0)
This book presents the potential of the Monte Carlo (MC) technique to solve mathematical and physical problems of great complexity. This book focusses on the study of the electron-solid interaction (transport MC) and presents some physical problems related to the transport of hot electrons in solid targets using transport MC. The numerical and theoretical results are validated through a comparison ... Read more

$166.49 CAD

This book presents the potential of the Monte Carlo (MC) technique to solve mathematical and physical problems of great complexity. This book focusses on the study of the electron-solid interaction (transport MC) and presents some physical problems related to the transport of hot electrons in solid targets using transport MC. The numerical and theoretical results are validated through a comparison
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