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Selected papers from the Workshop on Synthesis, Characterization and Technological Exploitation of Graphene and 2D Materials Beyond Graphene

Edited by Vittorio Morandi, Luca Ottaviano ...

Series series Chemistry and Material Science (R0)
This book presents selected papers from the fourth edition of the GraphX conference series, GraphITA 2015. Its content range from fundamentals to applications of graphene and other 2D material such as silicene, BN and MoS2. The newest technological challenges in the field are described in this book, written by worldwide known scientists working with 2D materials.The chapter 'Morphing Graphene ... Read more

$140.99 CAD

This book presents selected papers from the fourth edition of the GraphX conference series, GraphITA 2015. Its content range from fundamentals to applications of graphene and other 2D material such as silicene, BN and MoS2. The newest technological challenges in the field are described in this book, written by worldwide known scientists working with 2D materials.The chapter 'Morphing Graphene
... Read more
Coherent States

New Insights into Quantum Mechanics with Applications

by Chon-Fai Kam, Wei-Min Zhang, Da-Hsuan Feng ...

Series series Physics and Astronomy (R0)
This book presents the essential ideas of coherent states and provides researchers and graduate students with the necessary tools for various applications of generalized coherent state theory. These applications include areas such as quantum information, quantum phase transitions, quantum many-body systems, quantum chaos, and quantum open systems. The aim of the book is to show how coherent states ... Read more

$102.99 CAD

This book presents the essential ideas of coherent states and provides researchers and graduate students with the necessary tools for various applications of generalized coherent state theory. These applications include areas such as quantum information, quantum phase transitions, quantum many-body systems, quantum chaos, and quantum open systems. The aim of the book is to show how coherent states
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Dispersion Forces II

Many-Body Effects, Excited Atoms, Finite Temperature and Quantum Friction

by Stefan Buhmann ...

Series series Physics and Astronomy (R0)
In this book, a modern unified theory of dispersion forces on atoms and bodies is presented which covers a broad range of different aspects and scenarios. Macroscopic quantum electrodynamics is applied within the context of dispersion forces. In contrast to the normal-mode quantum electrodynamics traditionally used to study dispersion forces, the new approach allows to consider realistic material ... Read more

$306.99 CAD

In this book, a modern unified theory of dispersion forces on atoms and bodies is presented which covers a broad range of different aspects and scenarios. Macroscopic quantum electrodynamics is applied within the context of dispersion forces. In contrast to the normal-mode quantum electrodynamics traditionally used to study dispersion forces, the new approach allows to consider realistic material
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Applications of Chalcogenides: S, Se, and Te

Edited by Gurinder Kaur Ahluwalia ...

Series series Chemistry and Material Science (R0)
This book introduces readers to a wide range of applications for elements in Group 16 of the periodic table, such as, optical fibers for communication and sensing, X-ray imaging, electrochemical sensors, data storage devices, biomedical applications, photovoltaics and IR detectors, the rationale for these uses, the future scope of their applications, and expected improvements to existing ... Read more

$115.99 CAD

This book introduces readers to a wide range of applications for elements in Group 16 of the periodic table, such as, optical fibers for communication and sensing, X-ray imaging, electrochemical sensors, data storage devices, biomedical applications, photovoltaics and IR detectors, the rationale for these uses, the future scope of their applications, and expected improvements to existing
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Soft Matter And Biomaterials On The Nanoscale: The Wspc Reference On Functional Nanomaterials - Part I (In 4 Volumes)

by Oleg Gang ...

Series Book 20 - World Scientific Series In Nanoscience And Nanotechnology
This book is indexed in Chemical Abstracts ServiceSoft and bio-nanomaterials offer a tremendously rich behavior due to the diversity and tailorability of their structures. Built from polymers, nanoparticles, small and large molecules, peptoids and other nanoscale building blocks, such materials exhibit exciting functions, either intrinsically or through the engineering of their organization and ... Read more

$1,301.99 CAD

This book is indexed in Chemical Abstracts ServiceSoft and bio-nanomaterials offer a tremendously rich behavior due to the diversity and tailorability of their structures. Built from polymers, nanoparticles, small and large molecules, peptoids and other nanoscale building blocks, such materials exhibit exciting functions, either intrinsically or through the engineering of their organization and
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Optical Characterization of Plasmonic Nanostructures: Near-Field Imaging of the Magnetic Field of Light

by Denitza Denkova ...

Series series Physics and Astronomy (R0)
This thesis focuses on a means of obtaining, for the first time, full electromagnetic imaging of photonic nanostructures. The author also develops a unique practical simulation framework which is used to confirm the results.The development of innovative photonic devices and metamaterials with tailor-made functionalities depends critically on our capability to characterize them and understand the ... Read more

$115.99 CAD

This thesis focuses on a means of obtaining, for the first time, full electromagnetic imaging of photonic nanostructures. The author also develops a unique practical simulation framework which is used to confirm the results.The development of innovative photonic devices and metamaterials with tailor-made functionalities depends critically on our capability to characterize them and understand the
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Doping of Carbon Nanotubes

Edited by Sergey Bulyarskiy, Alexandr Saurov ...

Series series Chemistry and Material Science (R0)
This book addresses the control of electronic properties of carbon nanotubes. It presents thermodynamic calculations of the formation of impurities and defects in the interaction of nanotubes with hydrogen, oxygen, nitrogen and boron, based on theoretical models of the formation of defects in carbon nanotubes. It is shown that doping and adsorption lead to changes in the electronic structure of ... Read more

$115.99 CAD

This book addresses the control of electronic properties of carbon nanotubes. It presents thermodynamic calculations of the formation of impurities and defects in the interaction of nanotubes with hydrogen, oxygen, nitrogen and boron, based on theoretical models of the formation of defects in carbon nanotubes. It is shown that doping and adsorption lead to changes in the electronic structure of
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Nanoscale Imaging and Characterisation of Amyloid-β

by Claire Louisa Tinker-Mill ...

Series series Physics and Astronomy (R0)
This thesis presents a method for reliably and robustly producing samples of amyloid-β (Aβ) by capturing them at various stages of aggregation, as well as the results of subsequent imaging with various atomic force microscopy (AFM) methods, all of which add value to the data gathered by collecting information on the peptide’s nanomechanical, elastic, thermal or spectroscopical properties.Amyloid-β ... Read more

$115.99 CAD

This thesis presents a method for reliably and robustly producing samples of amyloid-β (Aβ) by capturing them at various stages of aggregation, as well as the results of subsequent imaging with various atomic force microscopy (AFM) methods, all of which add value to the data gathered by collecting information on the peptide’s nanomechanical, elastic, thermal or spectroscopical properties.Amyloid-β
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Finite Temperature Field Theory

by Ashok Das ...

This book discusses all three formalisms used in the study of finite temperature field theory, namely the imaginary time formalism, the closed time formalism and thermofield dynamics. In addition, the finite temperature description on an arbitrary path in the complex t-plane is also described in detail. Gauge field theories and symmetry restoration at finite temperature are among the practical ... Read more

$76.99 CAD

This book discusses all three formalisms used in the study of finite temperature field theory, namely the imaginary time formalism, the closed time formalism and thermofield dynamics. In addition, the finite temperature description on an arbitrary path in the complex t-plane is also described in detail. Gauge field theories and symmetry restoration at finite temperature are among the practical
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Production, Handling and Characterization of Particulate Materials

Edited by Gabriel M.H. Meesters, Henk G. Merkus ...

Series series Physics and Astronomy (R0)
This edited volume presents most techniques and methods that have been developed by material scientists, chemists, chemical engineers and physicists for the commercial production of particulate materials, ranging from the millimeter to the nanometer scale.The scope includes the physical and chemical background, experimental optimization of equipment and procedures, as well as an outlook on future ... Read more

$115.99 CAD

This edited volume presents most techniques and methods that have been developed by material scientists, chemists, chemical engineers and physicists for the commercial production of particulate materials, ranging from the millimeter to the nanometer scale.The scope includes the physical and chemical background, experimental optimization of equipment and procedures, as well as an outlook on future
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International Youth Conference on Electronics, Telecommunications and Information Technologies

Proceedings of the YETI 2021, St. Petersburg, Russia

Edited by Elena Velichko, Viktoria Kapralova, Platon Karaseov, Sergey Zavjalov, Pablo Angueira, Sergey Andreev ...

Series series Springer Nature Proceedings excluding Computer Science
This book presents peer-reviewed and selected papers of the International Youth Conference on Electronics, Telecommunications, and Information Technologies (YETI-2021), held in Peter the Great St. Petersburg Polytechnic University, St. Petersburg, on April 22–23, 2021. For the third time around, the conference brings together students and early career scientists, serving to disseminate the current ... Read more

$256.99 CAD

This book presents peer-reviewed and selected papers of the International Youth Conference on Electronics, Telecommunications, and Information Technologies (YETI-2021), held in Peter the Great St. Petersburg Polytechnic University, St. Petersburg, on April 22–23, 2021. For the third time around, the conference brings together students and early career scientists, serving to disseminate the current
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Introduction to the Physics of Landslides

Lecture notes on the dynamics of mass wasting

by Fabio Vittorio de Blasio ...

Series series Earth and Environmental Science (R0)
Landslides represent one of the most destructive natural catastrophes. They can reach extremely long distances and velocities, and are capable of wiping out human communities and settlements. Yet landslides have a creative facet as they contribute to the modification of the landscape. They are the consequence of the gravity pull jointly with the tectonic disturbance of our living planet.Landslides ... Read more

$179.99 CAD

Landslides represent one of the most destructive natural catastrophes. They can reach extremely long distances and velocities, and are capable of wiping out human communities and settlements. Yet landslides have a creative facet as they contribute to the modification of the landscape. They are the consequence of the gravity pull jointly with the tectonic disturbance of our living planet.Landslides
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Solar Photovoltaics

Technology, System Design, Reliability and Viability

by N.D. Kaushika, Anuradha Mishra, Anil K. Rai ...

Series series Energy (R0)
This book presents a quantitative description of the physics of solar-cell materials, transport processes, fabrication methods, and offers a scientific understanding of the technology involved. It also presents the current knowledge of the electrical characteristics of modules arrays and balance of systems (BOS) for a wide spectrum of applications. It particularly focuses on solar-powered ... Read more

$128.99 CAD

This book presents a quantitative description of the physics of solar-cell materials, transport processes, fabrication methods, and offers a scientific understanding of the technology involved. It also presents the current knowledge of the electrical characteristics of modules arrays and balance of systems (BOS) for a wide spectrum of applications. It particularly focuses on solar-powered
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Introduction to the Principles of Materials Evaluation

by David C. Jiles ...

Choosing the proper material testing technique is important not just for economic reasons; in many circumstances, it can save lives. Building on the common links among all types of material evaluation methods, Introduction to the Principles of Materials Evaluation presents a thorough examination of all types of destructive and nondestructive ... Read more

$274.99 CAD

Choosing the proper material testing technique is important not just for economic reasons; in many circumstances, it can save lives. Building on the common links among all types of material evaluation methods, Introduction to the Principles of Materials Evaluation presents a thorough examination of all types of destructive and nondestructive
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Nanotechnology in Modern Medicine

Edited by Sanjeeva Witharana, M. T. Napagoda ...

Series series Physics and Astronomy (R0)
This book highlights the applications of nanotechnology in modern medicine. Today we are living in a world of fast-changing behavior and lifestyles. Despite health and wellbeing are often pronounced and enforced, the diseases and illnesses are emerging in different forms, at an alarming rate. Protecting the mankind is becoming ever more challenging. In this backdrop, medicine needs new approaches ... Read more

$115.99 CAD

This book highlights the applications of nanotechnology in modern medicine. Today we are living in a world of fast-changing behavior and lifestyles. Despite health and wellbeing are often pronounced and enforced, the diseases and illnesses are emerging in different forms, at an alarming rate. Protecting the mankind is becoming ever more challenging. In this backdrop, medicine needs new approaches
... Read more
Recent Progress in Few-Body Physics

Proceedings of the 22nd International Conference on Few-Body Problems in Physics

Edited by N. A. Orr, M. Ploszajczak, F. M. Marqués, J. Carbonell ...

Series series Springer Nature Proceedings excluding Computer Science
Few-body physics covers a rich and wide variety of phenomena, ranging from the very lowest energy scales of atomic and molecular physics to high-energy particle physics. The papers contained in the present volume provide an apercu of recent progress in the field from both the theoretical and experimental perspectives and are based on work presented at the “22nd International Conference on Few-Body ... Read more

$179.99 CAD

Few-body physics covers a rich and wide variety of phenomena, ranging from the very lowest energy scales of atomic and molecular physics to high-energy particle physics. The papers contained in the present volume provide an apercu of recent progress in the field from both the theoretical and experimental perspectives and are based on work presented at the “22nd International Conference on Few-Body
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Structural Classification of Minerals

Volume I: Minerals with A, Am Bn and ApBqCr General Chemical Formulas

by J. Lima-de-Faria ...

Series series Earth and Environmental Science (R0)
In his foreword to Structural Mineralogy. An classification was taken into account. The first Introduction (Lima-de-Faria, 1994) P.B. Moore classification of this type, which takes into con emphasized that this book "is really not an end in sideration the distribution of bonds in a structure, itself. Rather it is a rallying call to urge further was that of silicates proposed by Machatschki ... Read more

$115.99 CAD

In his foreword to Structural Mineralogy. An classification was taken into account. The first Introduction (Lima-de-Faria, 1994) P.B. Moore classification of this type, which takes into con emphasized that this book "is really not an end in sideration the distribution of bonds in a structure, itself. Rather it is a rallying call to urge further was that of silicates proposed by Machatschki
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In-situ Structure Characterization of Elastomers during Deformation and Fracture

by Karsten Brüning ...

Series series Chemistry and Material Science (R0)
This thesis offers novel insights into the time-dependent structural evolution of polymers under deformation. In-situ tensile experiments at high-brilliance synchrotron sources allowed to characterize the material with unrivaled resolution in time and space. The strain-induced crystallization in natural rubber was studied by wide-angle X-ray diffraction. Special emphasis was put on the ... Read more

$115.99 CAD

This thesis offers novel insights into the time-dependent structural evolution of polymers under deformation. In-situ tensile experiments at high-brilliance synchrotron sources allowed to characterize the material with unrivaled resolution in time and space. The strain-induced crystallization in natural rubber was studied by wide-angle X-ray diffraction. Special emphasis was put on the
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Next-Generation High-Speed Electronics and Optoelectronics

Volume 1

Edited by Aritra Acharyya, Angsuman Sarkar, Mariya Aleksandrova ...

Series series Engineering (R0)
This book explores the state-of-the-art advancements in the terahertz (THz), millimeter-wave (mm-wave), and infrared (IR) technologies. By bridging the gap between electronics and photonics, it explores wide-bandgap semiconductors, nanostructures, nanomaterials, photonic integration, and quantum confinement technologies, linking foundational physics with practical applications. Challenges such as ... Read more

$256.99 CAD

This book explores the state-of-the-art advancements in the terahertz (THz), millimeter-wave (mm-wave), and infrared (IR) technologies. By bridging the gap between electronics and photonics, it explores wide-bandgap semiconductors, nanostructures, nanomaterials, photonic integration, and quantum confinement technologies, linking foundational physics with practical applications. Challenges such as
... Read more
Coherent Structures in Granular Crystals

From Experiment and Modelling to Computation and Mathematical Analysis

by Christopher Chong, Panayotis G. Kevrekidis ...

Series series Physics and Astronomy (R0)
This book summarizes a number of fundamental developments at the interface of granular crystals and the mathematical and computational analysis of some of their key localized nonlinear wave solutions. The subject presents a blend of the appeal of granular crystals as a prototypical engineering tested for a variety of diverse applications, the novelty in the nonlinear physics of its coherent ... Read more

$96.99 CAD

This book summarizes a number of fundamental developments at the interface of granular crystals and the mathematical and computational analysis of some of their key localized nonlinear wave solutions. The subject presents a blend of the appeal of granular crystals as a prototypical engineering tested for a variety of diverse applications, the novelty in the nonlinear physics of its coherent
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Functional Molecular Materials

An Introductory Textbook

by Matteo Atzori, Flavia Artizzu ...

The field of molecular materials represents an exciting playground for the design, tailoring, and combination of chemical building blocks as carriers of physical properties and aims at the understanding and development of novel functional molecular devices. Within this extraordinarily widespread framework, the realization of materials with the desired functionalities can only be achieved through a ... Read more

$206.99 CAD

The field of molecular materials represents an exciting playground for the design, tailoring, and combination of chemical building blocks as carriers of physical properties and aims at the understanding and development of novel functional molecular devices. Within this extraordinarily widespread framework, the realization of materials with the desired functionalities can only be achieved through a
... Read more
Ocular Fluid Dynamics

Anatomy, Physiology, Imaging Techniques, and Mathematical Modeling

Edited by Giovanna Guidoboni, Alon Harris, Riccardo Sacco ...

Series series Mathematics and Statistics (R0)
The chapters in this contributed volume showcase current theoretical approaches in the modeling of ocular fluid dynamics in health and disease. By including chapters written by experts from a variety of fields, this volume will help foster a genuinely collaborative spirit between clinical and research scientists. It vividly illustrates the advantages of clinical and experimental methods, data ... Read more

$179.99 CAD

The chapters in this contributed volume showcase current theoretical approaches in the modeling of ocular fluid dynamics in health and disease. By including chapters written by experts from a variety of fields, this volume will help foster a genuinely collaborative spirit between clinical and research scientists. It vividly illustrates the advantages of clinical and experimental methods, data
... Read more
Turbulent Transport In Magnetized Plasmas (Second Edition)

by C Wendell Horton, Jr ...

For a few seconds with large machines, scientists and engineers have now created the fusion power of the stars in the laboratory and at the same time find the rich range of complex turbulent electromagnetic waves that transport the plasma confinement systems. The turbulent transport mechanisms created in the laboratory are explained in detail in the second edition of 'Turbulent Transport in ... Read more

$138.99 CAD

For a few seconds with large machines, scientists and engineers have now created the fusion power of the stars in the laboratory and at the same time find the rich range of complex turbulent electromagnetic waves that transport the plasma confinement systems. The turbulent transport mechanisms created in the laboratory are explained in detail in the second edition of 'Turbulent Transport in
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Polyvinyl Alcohol/Halloysite Nanotube Bionanocomposites as Biodegradable Packaging Materials

by Zainab Waheed Abdullah, Yu Dong ...

Series series Physics and Astronomy (R0)
This book focuses on the preparation and characterisation of polyvinyl alcohol (PVA)/ halloysite nanotube (HNT) bionanocomposite films with different HNT contents for potential use in food packaging. It examines the effect of material composition and nanofiller content on mechanical, thermal and optical properties in relation to their morphological structures, and also comprehensively describes ... Read more

$115.99 CAD

This book focuses on the preparation and characterisation of polyvinyl alcohol (PVA)/ halloysite nanotube (HNT) bionanocomposite films with different HNT contents for potential use in food packaging. It examines the effect of material composition and nanofiller content on mechanical, thermal and optical properties in relation to their morphological structures, and also comprehensively describes
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