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Nanomaterials in Daily Life

Compounds, Synthesis, Processing and Commercialization

by Zhypargul Abdullaeva ...

Series series Chemistry and Material Science (R0)
This book describes nanomaterials used and existing in the environment, food industry and packaging, health care products and cosmetics, housekeeping, nanomaterials for cleaning purposes, architectural building products, medicine, clothing and textile, smart electronics and sensors. Each chapter provides basic knowledge on synthesis of nanomaterials by biological approaches. Fundamental terms are ... Read more

$115.29 CAD

This book describes nanomaterials used and existing in the environment, food industry and packaging, health care products and cosmetics, housekeeping, nanomaterials for cleaning purposes, architectural building products, medicine, clothing and textile, smart electronics and sensors. Each chapter provides basic knowledge on synthesis of nanomaterials by biological approaches. Fundamental terms are
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Intermediate Statistical Mechanics

by Dhruba Banerjee, Jayanta K Bhattacharjee ...

In this new textbook, a number of unusual applications are discussed in addition to the usual topics covered in a course on Statistical Physics. Examples are: statistical mechanics of powders, Peierls instability, graphene, Bose-Einstein condensates in a trap, Casimir effect and the quantum Hall effect. Superfluidity and super-conductivity (including the physics of high-temperature superconductors ... Read more

$42.89 CAD

In this new textbook, a number of unusual applications are discussed in addition to the usual topics covered in a course on Statistical Physics. Examples are: statistical mechanics of powders, Peierls instability, graphene, Bose-Einstein condensates in a trap, Casimir effect and the quantum Hall effect. Superfluidity and super-conductivity (including the physics of high-temperature superconductors
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Sound Topology, Duality, Coherence and Wave-Mixing

An Introduction to the Emerging New Science of Sound

by Pierre Deymier, Keith Runge ...

Series series Physics and Astronomy (R0)
This book offers an essential introduction to the notions of sound wave topology, duality, coherence and wave-mixing, which constitute the emerging new science of sound. It includes general principles and specific examples that illuminate new non-conventional forms of sound (sound topology), unconventional quantum-like behavior of phonons (duality), radical linear and nonlinear phenomena ... Read more

$192.19 CAD

This book offers an essential introduction to the notions of sound wave topology, duality, coherence and wave-mixing, which constitute the emerging new science of sound. It includes general principles and specific examples that illuminate new non-conventional forms of sound (sound topology), unconventional quantum-like behavior of phonons (duality), radical linear and nonlinear phenomena
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Ion Beam Induced Defects and Their Effects in Oxide Materials

by Parmod Kumar, Jitendra Pal Singh, Vinod Kumar, K. Asokan ...

Series series Physics and Astronomy (R0)
This book provides an overview of the applications of ion beam techniques in oxide materials. Oxide materials exhibit defect-induced physical properties relevant to applications in sensing, optoelectronics and spintronics. Defects in these oxide materials also lead to magnetism in non-magnetic materials or to a change of magnetic ordering in magnetic materials. Thus, an understanding of defects is ... Read more

$57.69 CAD

This book provides an overview of the applications of ion beam techniques in oxide materials. Oxide materials exhibit defect-induced physical properties relevant to applications in sensing, optoelectronics and spintronics. Defects in these oxide materials also lead to magnetism in non-magnetic materials or to a change of magnetic ordering in magnetic materials. Thus, an understanding of defects is
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Self-organized Motion

Physicochemical Design based on Nonlinear Dynamics

Edited by Satoshi Nakata, Véronique Pimienta, István Lagzi, Hiroyuki Kitahata, Nobuhiko J Suematsu ...

Series Book 14 - Theoretical and Computational Chemistry Series
Self-propelled objects (particles, droplets) are autonomous agents that can convert energy from the environment into motion. These motions include nonlinear behaviour such as oscillations, synchronization, bifurcation, and pattern formation. In recent years, there has been much interest in self-propelled objects for their potential role in mass transport or their use as carriers in confined spaces ... Read more

$255.99 CAD

Self-propelled objects (particles, droplets) are autonomous agents that can convert energy from the environment into motion. These motions include nonlinear behaviour such as oscillations, synchronization, bifurcation, and pattern formation. In recent years, there has been much interest in self-propelled objects for their potential role in mass transport or their use as carriers in confined spaces
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Engineering Applications of Polymer based Nano Blends

Edited by P. M. Visakh ...

Series series Chemistry and Material Science (R0)
This book presents engineering applications of polymer-based nano-blends. It discusses the recent developments, in the area of engineering applications, and summarizes many of the important polymer-based nano-blends. In particular, it looks into more advanced topics like blends in biomedical applications, biorecognition of anticancer drug daunorubicin application, binders for particle board, ... Read more

$256.19 CAD

This book presents engineering applications of polymer-based nano-blends. It discusses the recent developments, in the area of engineering applications, and summarizes many of the important polymer-based nano-blends. In particular, it looks into more advanced topics like blends in biomedical applications, biorecognition of anticancer drug daunorubicin application, binders for particle board,
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Smart Biomaterials

by Mitsuhiro Ebara, Naokazu Idota, Young-Jin Kim, John M. Hoffman, Koichiro Uto, Takao Aoyagi, Yohei Kotsuchibashi, Ravin Narain ...

Series series Chemistry and Material Science (R0)
This book provides comprehensive coverage of smart biomaterials and their potential applications, a field that is developing at a very rapid pace. Because smart biomaterials are an emerging class of biomaterials that respond to small changes in external stimuli with large discontinuous changes in their physical properties, they have been designed to act as an “on–off” switch for, among others, bio ... Read more

$140.89 CAD

This book provides comprehensive coverage of smart biomaterials and their potential applications, a field that is developing at a very rapid pace. Because smart biomaterials are an emerging class of biomaterials that respond to small changes in external stimuli with large discontinuous changes in their physical properties, they have been designed to act as an “on–off” switch for, among others, bio
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Self-Organized Arrays of Gold Nanoparticles

Morphology and Plasmonic Properties

by Luca Anghinolfi ...

Series series Physics and Astronomy (R0)
This thesis addresses the fabrication and investigation of the optical response of gold nanoparticle arrays supported on insulating LiF(110) nanopatterned substrates. Motivated by the discovery of the intriguing effects that arise when electromagnetic radiation interacts with metallic nanostructures, the thesis focuses on the application of bottom-up approaches to the fabrication of extended-area ... Read more

$115.29 CAD

This thesis addresses the fabrication and investigation of the optical response of gold nanoparticle arrays supported on insulating LiF(110) nanopatterned substrates. Motivated by the discovery of the intriguing effects that arise when electromagnetic radiation interacts with metallic nanostructures, the thesis focuses on the application of bottom-up approaches to the fabrication of extended-area
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Defect Recognition and Image Processing in Semiconductors 1997

Proceedings of the seventh conference on Defect Recognition and Image Processing, Berlin, September 1997

by J. Doneker, I. Rechenberg ...

Series series Institute of Physics Conference Series
Defect Recognition and Image Processing in Semiconductors 1997 provides a valuable overview of current techniques used to assess, monitor, and characterize defects from the atomic scale to inhomogeneities in complete silicon wafers. This volume addresses advances in defect analyzing techniques and instrumentation and their application to substrates, epilayers, and devices. The book discusses the ... Read more

$604.64 CAD

Defect Recognition and Image Processing in Semiconductors 1997 provides a valuable overview of current techniques used to assess, monitor, and characterize defects from the atomic scale to inhomogeneities in complete silicon wafers. This volume addresses advances in defect analyzing techniques and instrumentation and their application to substrates, epilayers, and devices. The book discusses the
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Materia: Solide, Lichide, Gaze, Plasma - Fenomenologie

by Nicolae Sfetcu ...

O perspectivă contemporană asupra materiei, care ia în considerare toate entităţile ştiinţifice observabile, cu accent pe fenomene. În principiu, definiţia materiei se limitează la astfel de entităţi explorate de fizică.În funcţie de condiţiile termodinamice diferite, cum ar fi temperatura şi presiunea, materia poate exista în diferite "faze", cele mai familiare fiind cele de solid, lichid, şi gaz ... Read more

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O perspectivă contemporană asupra materiei, care ia în considerare toate entităţile ştiinţifice observabile, cu accent pe fenomene. În principiu, definiţia materiei se limitează la astfel de entităţi explorate de fizică.În funcţie de condiţiile termodinamice diferite, cum ar fi temperatura şi presiunea, materia poate exista în diferite "faze", cele mai familiare fiind cele de solid, lichid, şi gaz
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Nanotechtonics

Design, Synthesis, and Applications

Edited by Kaushik Pal ...

Series series Physics and Astronomy (R0)
Nanotechtonics (or Nanotechtronics) refers to the synthesis, design and construction of novel materials and morphological analysis at the nanoscale range. This book covers three major domains related to applications of nanoarchitectonics in multidisciplinary sciences. Nanotechtonics, nanostructures and hybrid composites are being explored. The book presents a critical analysis of challenges and ... Read more

$179.39 CAD

Nanotechtonics (or Nanotechtronics) refers to the synthesis, design and construction of novel materials and morphological analysis at the nanoscale range. This book covers three major domains related to applications of nanoarchitectonics in multidisciplinary sciences. Nanotechtonics, nanostructures and hybrid composites are being explored. The book presents a critical analysis of challenges and
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Polymer Synthesis: Theory and Practice

Fundamentals, Methods, Experiments

by Dietrich Braun, Harald Cherdron, Matthias Rehahn, Helmut Ritter, Brigitte Voit ...

Series series Chemistry and Material Science (R0)
Emphasis is on a broad description of the general methods and processes for the synthesis, modification and characterization of macromolecules. These more fundamental chapters will be supplemented by selected and detailed experiments. In addition to the preparative aspects, the book also gives the reader an impression on the relation of chemical constitution and morphology of Polymers to their ... Read more

$83.29 CAD

Emphasis is on a broad description of the general methods and processes for the synthesis, modification and characterization of macromolecules. These more fundamental chapters will be supplemented by selected and detailed experiments. In addition to the preparative aspects, the book also gives the reader an impression on the relation of chemical constitution and morphology of Polymers to their
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Nanometer CMOS RFICs for Mobile TV Applications

by Ahmed A. Youssef, James Haslett ...

Series series Engineering (R0)
Nanometer CMOS RFICs for Mobile TV Applications focuses on how to break the trade-off between power consumption and performance (linearity and noise figure) by optimizing the mobile TV front-end dynamic range in three hierarchical levels: the intrinsic MOSFET level, the circuit level, and the architectural level. It begins by discussing the fundamental concepts of MOSFET dynamic range, including ... Read more

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Nanometer CMOS RFICs for Mobile TV Applications focuses on how to break the trade-off between power consumption and performance (linearity and noise figure) by optimizing the mobile TV front-end dynamic range in three hierarchical levels: the intrinsic MOSFET level, the circuit level, and the architectural level. It begins by discussing the fundamental concepts of MOSFET dynamic range, including
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Probing the Response of Two-Dimensional Crystals by Optical Spectroscopy

by Yilei Li ...

Series series Physics and Astronomy (R0)
This thesis focuses on the study of the optical response of new atomically thin two-dimensional crystals, principally the family of transition metal dichalcogenides like MoS2. One central theme of the thesis is the precise treatment of the linear and second-order nonlinear optical susceptibilities of atomically thin transition metal dichalcogenides. In addition to their significant scientific ... Read more

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This thesis focuses on the study of the optical response of new atomically thin two-dimensional crystals, principally the family of transition metal dichalcogenides like MoS2. One central theme of the thesis is the precise treatment of the linear and second-order nonlinear optical susceptibilities of atomically thin transition metal dichalcogenides. In addition to their significant scientific
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QCM-D Studies on Polymer Behavior at Interfaces

by Guangming Liu, Guangzhao Zhang ...

Series series Chemistry and Material Science (R0)
QCM-D Studies on Polymer Behavior at Interfaces reviews the applications of quartz crystal microbalance with dissipation (QCM-D) in polymer research, including the conformational change of grafted polymer chains, the grafting kinetics of polymer chains, the growth mechanism of polyelectrolyte multilayers, and the interactions between polymers and phospholipid membranes. It focuses on how QCM-D can ... Read more

$64.09 CAD

QCM-D Studies on Polymer Behavior at Interfaces reviews the applications of quartz crystal microbalance with dissipation (QCM-D) in polymer research, including the conformational change of grafted polymer chains, the grafting kinetics of polymer chains, the growth mechanism of polyelectrolyte multilayers, and the interactions between polymers and phospholipid membranes. It focuses on how QCM-D can
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Basic Physics of Functionalized Graphite

Edited by Pablo D. Esquinazi ...

Series series Chemistry and Material Science (R0)
This book summarizes the basic physics of graphite and newly discovered phenomena in this material. The book contains the knowledge needed to understand novel properties of functionalized graphite demonstrating the occurrence of remarkable phenomena in disordered graphite and graphite-based heterostructures. It also discusses applications of thin graphitic samples in future electronics. Graphite ... Read more

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This book summarizes the basic physics of graphite and newly discovered phenomena in this material. The book contains the knowledge needed to understand novel properties of functionalized graphite demonstrating the occurrence of remarkable phenomena in disordered graphite and graphite-based heterostructures. It also discusses applications of thin graphitic samples in future electronics. Graphite
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Advances in Quantum Methods and Applications in Chemistry, Physics, and Biology

Edited by Gerardo Delgado-Barrio, Erkki J. Brändas, Jean Maruani, Matti Hotokka ...

Series series Springer Nature Proceedings excluding Computer Science
Advances in Quantum Methods and Applications in Chemistry, Physics, and Biology includes peer-reviewed contributions based on carefully selected presentations given at the 17th International Workshop on Quantum Systems in Chemistry, Physics, and Biology. New trends and state-of-the-art developments in the quantum theory of atomic and molecular systems, and condensed matter (including biological ... Read more

$256.19 CAD

Advances in Quantum Methods and Applications in Chemistry, Physics, and Biology includes peer-reviewed contributions based on carefully selected presentations given at the 17th International Workshop on Quantum Systems in Chemistry, Physics, and Biology. New trends and state-of-the-art developments in the quantum theory of atomic and molecular systems, and condensed matter (including biological
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The Physics of Laser Radiation–Matter Interaction

Fundamentals, and Selected Applications in Metrology

by Alexander Horn ...

Series series Physics and Astronomy (R0)
This textbook explains the fundamental processes involved in the interaction of electromagnetic radiation with matter. It leads students from a general discussion of electrodynamics, forming the mathematical foundation for the Maxwell equations, to key results such as the Fresnel equations, Snell’s law, and the Brewster angle, deriving along the way the equations for accelerated charges and ... Read more

$83.29 CAD

This textbook explains the fundamental processes involved in the interaction of electromagnetic radiation with matter. It leads students from a general discussion of electrodynamics, forming the mathematical foundation for the Maxwell equations, to key results such as the Fresnel equations, Snell’s law, and the Brewster angle, deriving along the way the equations for accelerated charges and
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Dynamical Phase Transitions in Chaotic Systems

by Edson Denis Leonel ...

Series series Physics and Astronomy (R0)
This book discusses some scaling properties and characterizes two-phase transitions for chaotic dynamics in nonlinear systems described by mappings. The chaotic dynamics is determined by the unpredictability of the time evolution of two very close initial conditions in the phase space. It yields in an exponential divergence from each other as time passes. The chaotic diffusion is investigated, ... Read more

$179.39 CAD

This book discusses some scaling properties and characterizes two-phase transitions for chaotic dynamics in nonlinear systems described by mappings. The chaotic dynamics is determined by the unpredictability of the time evolution of two very close initial conditions in the phase space. It yields in an exponential divergence from each other as time passes. The chaotic diffusion is investigated,
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Lectures on the Physics of Extreme States of Matter

by Vladimir E Fortov ...

Series series IOP Expanding Physics
We are familiar with the basic states of matter – solid, liquid, gas and plasma – but under extreme conditions, such as high temperature and pressure, a material can form exotic phases with unique characteristics. Extreme states are found in phenomena such as nuclear explosions, exploding stars and the insides of planets, and conditions can be recreated using high pressure diamond anvils, intense ... Read more

$119.99 CAD

We are familiar with the basic states of matter – solid, liquid, gas and plasma – but under extreme conditions, such as high temperature and pressure, a material can form exotic phases with unique characteristics. Extreme states are found in phenomena such as nuclear explosions, exploding stars and the insides of planets, and conditions can be recreated using high pressure diamond anvils, intense
... Read more
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 describes, as simply as possible, the mechanisms of scattering (both elastic and inelastic) of electrons with solid targets (electron–atom, electron–plasmon, and electron–phonon interactions). It also presents the main strategies of the Monte Carlo method, as well as numerous comparisons between simulation results and the experimental data available in the literature. Furthermore it ... Read more

$179.39 CAD

This book describes, as simply as possible, the mechanisms of scattering (both elastic and inelastic) of electrons with solid targets (electron–atom, electron–plasmon, and electron–phonon interactions). It also presents the main strategies of the Monte Carlo method, as well as numerous comparisons between simulation results and the experimental data available in the literature. Furthermore it
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Theory of Information and its Value

by Ruslan L. Stratonovich ...

This English version of Ruslan L. Stratonovich’s Theory of Information (1975) builds on theory and provides methods, techniques, and concepts toward utilizing critical applications. Unifying theories of information, optimization, and statistical physics, the value of information theory has gained recognition in data science, machine learning, and artificial intelligence. With the emergence of a ... Read more

$153.69 CAD

This English version of Ruslan L. Stratonovich’s Theory of Information (1975) builds on theory and provides methods, techniques, and concepts toward utilizing critical applications. Unifying theories of information, optimization, and statistical physics, the value of information theory has gained recognition in data science, machine learning, and artificial intelligence. With the emergence of a
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Magnetism and Accelerator-Based Light Sources

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

Edited by Hervé Bulou, Loïc Joly, Jean-Michel Mariot, Fabrice Scheurer ...

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

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

Performance

Edited by Kamal K. Kar ...

Series series Chemistry and Material Science (R0)
This book covers the performance aspects of nanocomposite supercapacitor materials based on transition metal oxides, activated carbon, carbon nanotubes, carbon nanofibers, graphene and conducting polymers. It compares the performance of simple electrode materials versus binary and ternary composites, while highlighting the advantages and challenges of different supercapacitor electrode materials ... Read more

$204.99 CAD

This book covers the performance aspects of nanocomposite supercapacitor materials based on transition metal oxides, activated carbon, carbon nanotubes, carbon nanofibers, graphene and conducting polymers. It compares the performance of simple electrode materials versus binary and ternary composites, while highlighting the advantages and challenges of different supercapacitor electrode materials
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