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Proceedings of the 3rd International Conference on Advanced Surface Enhancement (INCASE) 2023

Surface Engineering for Sustainability

Edited by Niroj Maharjan, Wei He ...

Series series Springer Nature Proceedings excluding Computer Science
This book presents the proceedings of the ‘3rd International Conference on Advanced Surface Enhancement’, INCASE 2023. It compiles the papers presented by researchers in surface engineering field at INCASE 2023 conference. The book presents a comprehensive review of the state of the art in surface engineering-related techniques and strategies, with a focus towards sustainability. The main topics ... Read more

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This book presents the proceedings of the ‘3rd International Conference on Advanced Surface Enhancement’, INCASE 2023. It compiles the papers presented by researchers in surface engineering field at INCASE 2023 conference. The book presents a comprehensive review of the state of the art in surface engineering-related techniques and strategies, with a focus towards sustainability. The main topics
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Silicene

Prediction, Synthesis, Application

Edited by Patrick Vogt, Guy Le Lay ...

Series series NanoScience and Technology
This book discusses the processing and properties of silicene, including the historical and theoretical background of silicene, theoretical predictions, the synthesis and experimental properties of silicene and the potential applications and further developments. It also presents other similar monolayer materials, like germanene and phosphorene.Silicene, a new silicon allotrope with a graphene ... Read more

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This book discusses the processing and properties of silicene, including the historical and theoretical background of silicene, theoretical predictions, the synthesis and experimental properties of silicene and the potential applications and further developments. It also presents other similar monolayer materials, like germanene and phosphorene.Silicene, a new silicon allotrope with a graphene
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An Introduction to Gauge Theories

by Nicola Cabibbo, Luciano Maiani, Omar Benhar ...

Written by world-leading experts in particle physics, this new book from Luciano Maiani and Omar Benhar, with contributions from the late Nicola Cabibbo, is based on Feynman’s path integral formulation of quantum field theory. Key elements of gauge theories are described—Feynman diagrams, gauge-fixing, Faddeev-Popov ghosts—as well as renormalisation in Quantum Electrodynamics. Quarks and QCD ... Read more

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Written by world-leading experts in particle physics, this new book from Luciano Maiani and Omar Benhar, with contributions from the late Nicola Cabibbo, is based on Feynman’s path integral formulation of quantum field theory. Key elements of gauge theories are described—Feynman diagrams, gauge-fixing, Faddeev-Popov ghosts—as well as renormalisation in Quantum Electrodynamics. Quarks and QCD
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The Physics of Computing

by Luca Gammaitoni ...

Series series Physics and Astronomy (R0)
This book presents a self-contained introduction to the physics of computing, by addressing the fundamental underlying principles that involve the act of computing, regardless of the actual machine that is used to compute. Questions like “what is the minimum energy required to perform a computation?”, “what is the ultimate computational speed that a computer can achieve?” or “how long can a memory ... Read more

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This book presents a self-contained introduction to the physics of computing, by addressing the fundamental underlying principles that involve the act of computing, regardless of the actual machine that is used to compute. Questions like “what is the minimum energy required to perform a computation?”, “what is the ultimate computational speed that a computer can achieve?” or “how long can a memory
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Superkondensatoren

Schnelle Energiespeicher für hohe elektrische Leistungen

by Rudolf Holze ...

Series series Life Science and Basic Disciplines (German Language)
Konventionelle Kondensatoren sind für ihre Fähigkeit, hohe Ströme aufnehmen und abgeben zu können, bekannt. Diese Fähigkeit begründet ihren weiterverbreiteten Einsatz in Elektrotechnik und Elektronik. Diese Fähigkeit ist auch in anderen Anwendungen wie der Elektromobilität, der Nutzung erneuerbarer Energiequellen und dem Einsatz in netzunabhängigen Geräte, hoch willkommen. Die nur geringe ... Read more

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Konventionelle Kondensatoren sind für ihre Fähigkeit, hohe Ströme aufnehmen und abgeben zu können, bekannt. Diese Fähigkeit begründet ihren weiterverbreiteten Einsatz in Elektrotechnik und Elektronik. Diese Fähigkeit ist auch in anderen Anwendungen wie der Elektromobilität, der Nutzung erneuerbarer Energiequellen und dem Einsatz in netzunabhängigen Geräte, hoch willkommen. Die nur geringe
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Handbook of II-VI Semiconductor-Based Sensors and Radiation Detectors

Vol. 3: Sensors, Biosensors and Radiation Detectors

Edited by Ghenadii Korotcenkov ...

Series series Chemistry and Material Science (R0)
The reference provides interdisciplinary discussion for diverse II-VI semiconductors with a wide range of topics. The third volume of a three volume set, the book provides an up-to-date account of the present status of multifunctional II-VI semiconductors, from fundamental science and processing to their applications as various sensors, biosensors, and radiation detectors, and based on them to ... Read more

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The reference provides interdisciplinary discussion for diverse II-VI semiconductors with a wide range of topics. The third volume of a three volume set, the book provides an up-to-date account of the present status of multifunctional II-VI semiconductors, from fundamental science and processing to their applications as various sensors, biosensors, and radiation detectors, and based on them to
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Dispersion Relations in Heavily-Doped Nanostructures

by Kamakhya Prasad Ghatak ...

Series series Physics and Astronomy (R0)
This book presents the dispersion relation in heavily doped nano-structures. The materials considered are III-V, II-VI, IV-VI, GaP, Ge, Platinum Antimonide, stressed, GaSb, Te, II-V, HgTe/CdTe superlattices and Bismuth Telluride semiconductors. The dispersion relation is discussed under magnetic quantization and on the basis of carrier energy spectra. The influences of magnetic field, magneto ... Read more

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This book presents the dispersion relation in heavily doped nano-structures. The materials considered are III-V, II-VI, IV-VI, GaP, Ge, Platinum Antimonide, stressed, GaSb, Te, II-V, HgTe/CdTe superlattices and Bismuth Telluride semiconductors. The dispersion relation is discussed under magnetic quantization and on the basis of carrier energy spectra. The influences of magnetic field, magneto
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Carbon Nanomaterials for Biomedical Applications

Edited by Mei Zhang, Rajesh R. Naik, Liming Dai ...

Series series Chemistry and Material Science (R0)
This book covers a wide range of topics relating to carbon nanomaterials, from synthesis and functionalization to applications in advanced biomedical devices and systems. As they possess unique and attractive chemical, physical, optical, and even magnetic properties for various applications, considerable effort has been made to employ carbon nanomaterials (e.g., fullerenes, carbon nanotubes, ... Read more

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This book covers a wide range of topics relating to carbon nanomaterials, from synthesis and functionalization to applications in advanced biomedical devices and systems. As they possess unique and attractive chemical, physical, optical, and even magnetic properties for various applications, considerable effort has been made to employ carbon nanomaterials (e.g., fullerenes, carbon nanotubes,
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Topological Microfluidics

Nematic Liquid Crystals and Nematic Colloids in Microfluidic Environment

by Anupam Sengupta ...

Series series Springer Theses
This work represents one of the first comprehensive attempts to seamlessly integrate two highly active interdisciplinary domains in soft matter science – microfluidics and liquid crystals (LCs). Motivated by the lack of fundamental experiments, Dr. Sengupta initiated systematic investigation of LC flows at micro scales, gaining new insights that are also suggestive of novel applications. By ... Read more

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This work represents one of the first comprehensive attempts to seamlessly integrate two highly active interdisciplinary domains in soft matter science – microfluidics and liquid crystals (LCs). Motivated by the lack of fundamental experiments, Dr. Sengupta initiated systematic investigation of LC flows at micro scales, gaining new insights that are also suggestive of novel applications. By
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An Introduction to Cluster Science

by Phuong Mai Dinh, Eric Suraud, Paul-Gerhard Reinhard ...

Filling the need for a solid textbook, this short primer in cluster science is ideal for a one-semester lecture for advanced undergraduate students. It is based on a series of lectures given by the well-established and recognized authors for the past ten years.The book covers both the basics of the domain as well as up-to-date developments. It can be divided roughly into two parts. The first three ... Read more

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Filling the need for a solid textbook, this short primer in cluster science is ideal for a one-semester lecture for advanced undergraduate students. It is based on a series of lectures given by the well-established and recognized authors for the past ten years.The book covers both the basics of the domain as well as up-to-date developments. It can be divided roughly into two parts. The first three
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Proceedings of the Symposium of Aeronautical and Aerospace Processes, Materials and Industrial Applications

Presented at the XXV International Materials Research Congress – Cancun 2016

Edited by P. Zambrano-Robledo, A. Salinas-Rodriguez, F. Almeraya Calderon ...

Series series Springer Nature Proceedings excluding Computer Science
This book presents selected contributions to the Symposium of Aeronautical and Aerospace Processes, Materials and Industrial Applications of the XXV International Materials Research Congress (IMRC).Each chapter addresses scientific principles behind processing and production of materials for aerospace/aeronautical applications. The chapter deals with microstructural characterization including ... Read more

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This book presents selected contributions to the Symposium of Aeronautical and Aerospace Processes, Materials and Industrial Applications of the XXV International Materials Research Congress (IMRC).Each chapter addresses scientific principles behind processing and production of materials for aerospace/aeronautical applications. The chapter deals with microstructural characterization including
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Bogoliubov-de Gennes Method and Its Applications

by Jian-Xin Zhu ...

Series series Physics and Astronomy (R0)
The purpose of this book is to provide an elementary yet systematic description of the Bogoliubov-de Gennes (BdG) equations, their unique symmetry properties and their relation to Green’s function theory. Specifically, it introduces readers to the supercell technique for the solutions of the BdG equations, as well as other related techniques for more rapidly solving the equations in practical ... Read more

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The purpose of this book is to provide an elementary yet systematic description of the Bogoliubov-de Gennes (BdG) equations, their unique symmetry properties and their relation to Green’s function theory. Specifically, it introduces readers to the supercell technique for the solutions of the BdG equations, as well as other related techniques for more rapidly solving the equations in practical
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Physics and Chemistry of Interfaces

by Hans-Jürgen Butt, Karlheinz Graf, Michael Kappl ...

Physics and Chemistry of InterfacesComprehensive textbook on the interdisciplinary field of interface science, fully updated with new content on wetting, spectroscopy, and coatingsPhysics and Chemistry of Interfaces provides a comprehensive introduction to the field of surface and interface science, focusing on essential concepts rather than specific details, and on intuitive understanding rather ... Read more

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Physics and Chemistry of InterfacesComprehensive textbook on the interdisciplinary field of interface science, fully updated with new content on wetting, spectroscopy, and coatingsPhysics and Chemistry of Interfaces provides a comprehensive introduction to the field of surface and interface science, focusing on essential concepts rather than specific details, and on intuitive understanding rather
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Modelling and Simulation in Plasma Physics for Physicists and Mathematicians

by Geoffrey J. Pert ...

Unveiling the Secrets of Plasma Physics: A Practical Guide to Computational SimulationsPlasma physics focuses on the most abundant state of matter in the universe, corresponding to ionized gas comprising ions and electrons. It can be created artificially and has a huge range of technological applications, from television displays to fusion energy research. Every application of plasma technology ... Read more

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Unveiling the Secrets of Plasma Physics: A Practical Guide to Computational SimulationsPlasma physics focuses on the most abundant state of matter in the universe, corresponding to ionized gas comprising ions and electrons. It can be created artificially and has a huge range of technological applications, from television displays to fusion energy research. Every application of plasma technology
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Desiccation Cracks and their Patterns

Formation and Modelling in Science and Nature

by Lucas Goehring, Akio Nakahara, Tapati Dutta, So Kitsunezaki, Sujata Tarafdar ...

Series series Statistical Physics of Fracture and Breakdown
Bringing together basic ideas, classical theories, recent experimental and theoretical aspects, this book explains desiccation cracks from simple, easily-comprehensible cases to more complex, applied situations.The ideal team of authors, combining experimental and theoretical backgrounds, and with experience in both physical and earth sciences, discuss how the study of cracks can lead to the ... Read more

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Bringing together basic ideas, classical theories, recent experimental and theoretical aspects, this book explains desiccation cracks from simple, easily-comprehensible cases to more complex, applied situations.The ideal team of authors, combining experimental and theoretical backgrounds, and with experience in both physical and earth sciences, discuss how the study of cracks can lead to the
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Physics of Soft Impact and Cratering

by Hiroaki Katsuragi ...

Series series Physics and Astronomy (R0)
This book focuses on the impact dynamics and cratering of soft matter to describe its importance, difficulty, and wide applicability to planetary-related problems. A comprehensive introduction to the dimensional analysis and constitutive laws that are necessary to discuss impact mechanics and cratering is first provided. Then, particular coverage is given to the impact of granular matter, which is ... Read more

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This book focuses on the impact dynamics and cratering of soft matter to describe its importance, difficulty, and wide applicability to planetary-related problems. A comprehensive introduction to the dimensional analysis and constitutive laws that are necessary to discuss impact mechanics and cratering is first provided. Then, particular coverage is given to the impact of granular matter, which is
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Electromagnetic Phenomena in Matter

Statistical and Quantum Approaches

by Igor N. Toptygin ...

Modern electrodynamics in different media is a wide branch of electrodynamics which combines the exact theory of electromagnetic fields in the presence of electric charges and currents with statistical description of these fields in gases, plasmas, liquids and solids; dielectrics, conductors and superconductors. It is widely used in physics and in other natural sciences (such as astrophysics and ... Read more

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Modern electrodynamics in different media is a wide branch of electrodynamics which combines the exact theory of electromagnetic fields in the presence of electric charges and currents with statistical description of these fields in gases, plasmas, liquids and solids; dielectrics, conductors and superconductors. It is widely used in physics and in other natural sciences (such as astrophysics and
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Transition-Metal Defects in Silicon

New Insights from Photoluminescence Studies of Highly Enriched 28Si

by Michael Steger ...

Series series Physics and Astronomy (R0)
The fundamental properties of deep luminescence centres in Si associated with transition metals such as Cu, Ag, Au, and Pt have been a focus of interest for decades, both as markers for these deleterious contaminants, and also in the quest for efficient Si-based light emission.This dissertation presents the results of ultra-high resolution photoluminescence studies of these centres in specially ... Read more

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The fundamental properties of deep luminescence centres in Si associated with transition metals such as Cu, Ag, Au, and Pt have been a focus of interest for decades, both as markers for these deleterious contaminants, and also in the quest for efficient Si-based light emission.This dissertation presents the results of ultra-high resolution photoluminescence studies of these centres in specially
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Advanced Characterization Techniques for Thin Film Solar Cells

Edited by Uwe Rau, Daniel Abou-Ras, Thomas Kirchartz ...

Written by scientists from leading institutes in Germany, USA and Spain who use these techniques as the core of their scientific work and who have a precise idea of what is relevant for photovoltaic devices, this text contains concise and comprehensive lecture-like chapters on specific research methods.They focus on emerging, specialized techniques that are new to the field of photovoltaics yet ... Read more

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Written by scientists from leading institutes in Germany, USA and Spain who use these techniques as the core of their scientific work and who have a precise idea of what is relevant for photovoltaic devices, this text contains concise and comprehensive lecture-like chapters on specific research methods.They focus on emerging, specialized techniques that are new to the field of photovoltaics yet
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Quantum Metrology

Foundation of Units and Measurements

by Uwe Siegner, Ernst O. Göbel ...

The International System of Units (SI) is the world's most widely used system of measurement, used every day in commerce and science, and is the modern form of the metric system. It currently comprises the meter (m), the kilogram (kg), the second (s), the ampere (A), the kelvin (K), the candela (cd) and the mole (mol)). The system is changing though, units and unit definitions are modified through ... Read more

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The International System of Units (SI) is the world's most widely used system of measurement, used every day in commerce and science, and is the modern form of the metric system. It currently comprises the meter (m), the kilogram (kg), the second (s), the ampere (A), the kelvin (K), the candela (cd) and the mole (mol)). The system is changing though, units and unit definitions are modified through
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Experimental and Computational Advances in Materials

Edited by Lalita Ledwani, Saurabh Srivastava ...

Series series Physics and Astronomy (R0)
This book highlights recent advances in the field of Materials and related computational techniques used to explore various type of materials. Since the field of materials is an interdisciplinary field where researchers from all domains of sciences such as Physical Sciences, Chemical Sciences, Biological Sciences, and Mathematical and Computer Sciences work toward the development of novel ... Read more

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This book highlights recent advances in the field of Materials and related computational techniques used to explore various type of materials. Since the field of materials is an interdisciplinary field where researchers from all domains of sciences such as Physical Sciences, Chemical Sciences, Biological Sciences, and Mathematical and Computer Sciences work toward the development of novel
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Epioptics-11 - Proceedings Of The 49th Course Of The International School Of Solid State Physics

by Antonio Cricenti ...

Series series The Science And Culture Series - Physics
The book is aimed at assessing the capabilities of state-of-the-art optical techniques in elucidating the fundamental electronic and structural properties of semiconductor and metal surfaces, interfaces, thin layers, and layer structures, and assessing the usefulness of these techniques for optimization of high quality multilayer samples through feedback control during materials growth and ... Read more

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The book is aimed at assessing the capabilities of state-of-the-art optical techniques in elucidating the fundamental electronic and structural properties of semiconductor and metal surfaces, interfaces, thin layers, and layer structures, and assessing the usefulness of these techniques for optimization of high quality multilayer samples through feedback control during materials growth and
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Biomimetic Dye Aggregate Solar Cells

by Peter L. Marek ...

Series series Chemistry and Material Science (R0)
This thesis describes a new approach to the construction of solar cells. Following nature's example, this approach has the goal to find a biomimetic self-assembling dye, whose aggregates can mimic the natural light-harvesting system of special photosynthetic active bacteria. The thesis investigates methods to control the self-assembly such that suitable dye aggregates are formed with high internal ... Read more

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This thesis describes a new approach to the construction of solar cells. Following nature's example, this approach has the goal to find a biomimetic self-assembling dye, whose aggregates can mimic the natural light-harvesting system of special photosynthetic active bacteria. The thesis investigates methods to control the self-assembly such that suitable dye aggregates are formed with high internal
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Elastic and Inelastic Scattering in Electron Diffraction and Imaging

by Zhong Lin Wang ...

Series series Physics and Astronomy (R0)
This book provides an in-depth exploration of the physics underlying electron diffraction and imaging, with a focus on their applications in materials characterization. Originally published in 1995, the first edition systematically summarized various dynamic theories associated with quantitative electron microscopy and their applications in simulations of electron diffraction patterns and images. ... Read more

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This book provides an in-depth exploration of the physics underlying electron diffraction and imaging, with a focus on their applications in materials characterization. Originally published in 1995, the first edition systematically summarized various dynamic theories associated with quantitative electron microscopy and their applications in simulations of electron diffraction patterns and images.
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