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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

$80.99 USD

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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Modelling of Plasmonic and Graphene Nanodevices

by Javier Munárriz Arrieta ...

Series series Physics and Astronomy (R0)
The thesis covers a broad range of electronic, optical and opto-electronic devices and various predicted physical effects. In particular, it examines the quantum interference transistor effect in graphene nanorings; tunable spin-filtering and spin-dependent negative differential resistance in composite heterostructures based on graphene and ferromagnetic materials; optical and novel electro ... Read more

$89.99 USD

The thesis covers a broad range of electronic, optical and opto-electronic devices and various predicted physical effects. In particular, it examines the quantum interference transistor effect in graphene nanorings; tunable spin-filtering and spin-dependent negative differential resistance in composite heterostructures based on graphene and ferromagnetic materials; optical and novel electro
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Quantum Field Theory and Condensed Matter

An Introduction

by Ramamurti Shankar ...

Providing a broad review of many techniques and their application to condensed matter systems, this book begins with a review of thermodynamics and statistical mechanics, before moving onto real and imaginary time path integrals and the link between Euclidean quantum mechanics and statistical mechanics. A detailed study of the Ising, gauge-Ising and XY models is included. The renormalization group ... Read more

$81.99 USD

Providing a broad review of many techniques and their application to condensed matter systems, this book begins with a review of thermodynamics and statistical mechanics, before moving onto real and imaginary time path integrals and the link between Euclidean quantum mechanics and statistical mechanics. A detailed study of the Ising, gauge-Ising and XY models is included. The renormalization group
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Complex Plasmas

Scientific Challenges and Technological Opportunities

Edited by Michael Bonitz, Jose Lopez, Hauke Thomsen, Kurt Becker ...

Series series Physics and Astronomy (R0)
This book provides the reader with an introduction to the physics of complex plasmas, a discussion of the specific scientific and technical challenges they present and an overview of their potential technological applications.Complex plasmas differ from conventional high-temperature plasmas in several ways: they may contain additional species, including nano meter- to micrometer-sized particles, ... Read more

$89.99 USD

This book provides the reader with an introduction to the physics of complex plasmas, a discussion of the specific scientific and technical challenges they present and an overview of their potential technological applications.Complex plasmas differ from conventional high-temperature plasmas in several ways: they may contain additional species, including nano meter- to micrometer-sized particles,
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Permanent Magnetism

by J.M.D Coey, R Skomski ...

Series series Condensed Matter Physics
One of the first books to approach magnetism from a metal physics perspective, Permanent Magnetism presents research ideas that are being translated into commercial reality for ferrite and Nd-Fe-B magnets, and follows the discovery of interstitial, intermetallic materials. Written by well-known authors, the book contains a comprehensive yet concise treatment of the fundamental theory underlying ... Read more

$420.99 USD

One of the first books to approach magnetism from a metal physics perspective, Permanent Magnetism presents research ideas that are being translated into commercial reality for ferrite and Nd-Fe-B magnets, and follows the discovery of interstitial, intermetallic materials. Written by well-known authors, the book contains a comprehensive yet concise treatment of the fundamental theory underlying
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Semiconducting Metal Oxides for Gas Sensing

by Yonghui Deng ...

This book focuses on the use of semiconducting metal oxides as gas sensing materials, including the sensing mechanism and sensing materials modification approach, while also providing a comprehensive introduction to semiconductor gas sensing devices. As an essential part of IoT (Internet of things), gas sensors have shown great significance and promising prospects. Therefore, studies on ... Read more

$170.99 USD

This book focuses on the use of semiconducting metal oxides as gas sensing materials, including the sensing mechanism and sensing materials modification approach, while also providing a comprehensive introduction to semiconductor gas sensing devices. As an essential part of IoT (Internet of things), gas sensors have shown great significance and promising prospects. Therefore, studies on
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Photoinduced Modifications of the Nonlinear Optical Response in Liquid Crystalline Azopolymers

by Raquel Alicante ...

Series series Physics and Astronomy (R0)
Nonlinear optical (NLO) phenomena such as frequency conversion have played a key role in the development of photonic technologies. This thesis reports a detailed study of the molecular response of a large variety of push-pull organic compounds using the Second Harmonic Generation technique, which will serve as a starting point for the investigation at the macroscopic scale of azobenzene-based ... Read more

$89.99 USD

Nonlinear optical (NLO) phenomena such as frequency conversion have played a key role in the development of photonic technologies. This thesis reports a detailed study of the molecular response of a large variety of push-pull organic compounds using the Second Harmonic Generation technique, which will serve as a starting point for the investigation at the macroscopic scale of azobenzene-based
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Einführung in die Physik und Chemie der Grenzflächen und Kolloide

by Günter Jakob Lauth, Jürgen Kowalczyk ...

Series series Life Science and Basic Disciplines (German Language)
Das Gebiet der Kolloid- und Grenzflächenchemie und -physik ist ausgesprochen vielschichtig und nahezu für alle Gebiete der Natur- und Lebenswissenschaften sowie der Technik von immenser und stetig zunehmender Bedeutung. Dieses Lehrbuch richtet sich an alle Studenten der Chemie und der Biologie im Master- bzw. Bachelor-Studiengang. Es ist das erste für Anfänger geeignete Lehrbuch zu dieser Thematik ... Read more

$44.99 USD

Das Gebiet der Kolloid- und Grenzflächenchemie und -physik ist ausgesprochen vielschichtig und nahezu für alle Gebiete der Natur- und Lebenswissenschaften sowie der Technik von immenser und stetig zunehmender Bedeutung. Dieses Lehrbuch richtet sich an alle Studenten der Chemie und der Biologie im Master- bzw. Bachelor-Studiengang. Es ist das erste für Anfänger geeignete Lehrbuch zu dieser Thematik
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Theory of Elastic Waves

by Peijun Wei ...

Series series Physics and Astronomy (R0)
This book highlights a systematic introduction to the basic theory of elastic wave propagation in complex media. The theory of elastic waves is widely used in fields such as geophysical exploration, seismic survey, medical ultrasound imaging, nondestructive testing of materials and structures, phononic crystals, metamaterials and structure health monitoring. To help readers develop a systematic ... Read more

$152.99 USD

This book highlights a systematic introduction to the basic theory of elastic wave propagation in complex media. The theory of elastic waves is widely used in fields such as geophysical exploration, seismic survey, medical ultrasound imaging, nondestructive testing of materials and structures, phononic crystals, metamaterials and structure health monitoring. To help readers develop a systematic
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Organic Light-Emitting Devices

A Survey

Edited by Joseph Shinar ...

Series series Chemistry and Material Science (R0)
Although it has long been possible to make organic materials emit light, it has only recently become possible to do so at the level and with the efficiency and control necessary to make the materials a useful basis for illumination in any but the most specialized uses. This book surveys the current status of the field. ... Read more

$89.99 USD

Although it has long been possible to make organic materials emit light, it has only recently become possible to do so at the level and with the efficiency and control necessary to make the materials a useful basis for illumination in any but the most specialized uses. This book surveys the current status of the field.
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The (Non-)Local Density of States of Electronic Excitations in Organic Semiconductors

by Carl. R Poelking ...

Series series Physics and Astronomy (R0)
This book focuses on the microscopic understanding of the function of organic semiconductors. By tracing the link between their morphological structure and electronic properties across multiple scales, it represents an important advance in this direction.Organic semiconductors are materials at the interface between hard and soft matter: they combine structural variability, processibility and ... Read more

$89.99 USD

This book focuses on the microscopic understanding of the function of organic semiconductors. By tracing the link between their morphological structure and electronic properties across multiple scales, it represents an important advance in this direction.Organic semiconductors are materials at the interface between hard and soft matter: they combine structural variability, processibility and
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Nanomaterials for Sustainable Energy

Edited by Quan Li ...

Series series Chemistry and Material Science (R0)
This book presents the unique mechanical, electrical, and optical properties of nanomaterials, which play an important role in the recent advances of energy-related applications. Different nanomaterials have been employed in energy saving, generation, harvest, conversion, storage, and transport processes very effectively and efficiently. Recent progress in the preparation, characterization and ... Read more

$143.99 USD

This book presents the unique mechanical, electrical, and optical properties of nanomaterials, which play an important role in the recent advances of energy-related applications. Different nanomaterials have been employed in energy saving, generation, harvest, conversion, storage, and transport processes very effectively and efficiently. Recent progress in the preparation, characterization and
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Ultrasonic Spectroscopy

Applications in Condensed Matter Physics and Materials Science

by Robert G. Leisure ...

Ultrasonic spectroscopy is a technique widely used in solid-state physics, materials science, and geology that utilizes acoustic waves to determine fundamental physical properties of materials, such as their elasticity and mechanical energy dissipation. This book provides complete coverage of the main issues relevant to the design, analysis, and interpretation of ultrasonic experiments. Topics ... Read more

$103.99 USD

Ultrasonic spectroscopy is a technique widely used in solid-state physics, materials science, and geology that utilizes acoustic waves to determine fundamental physical properties of materials, such as their elasticity and mechanical energy dissipation. This book provides complete coverage of the main issues relevant to the design, analysis, and interpretation of ultrasonic experiments. Topics
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Lectures on Symmetry-Assisted Computation

by D Pescia ...

Scientific problems have an internal 'beauty', called, referred to, precisely speaking, as their 'symmetry'. The symmetry arises, often, from the fact that the scientific problem refers to an object (a molecule, a crystal) and the object itself has some 'symmetry' elements, but in more abstract situations, such as those arising in particle physics and quantum technologies, symmetry is often the ... Read more

$106.99 USD

Scientific problems have an internal 'beauty', called, referred to, precisely speaking, as their 'symmetry'. The symmetry arises, often, from the fact that the scientific problem refers to an object (a molecule, a crystal) and the object itself has some 'symmetry' elements, but in more abstract situations, such as those arising in particle physics and quantum technologies, symmetry is often the
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Advances in Renewable Energy and Electric Vehicles

Select Proceedings of AREEV 2023

Edited by Suryanarayana Kajampady, Vinu Thomas, P. Parthiban ...

Series series Springer Nature Proceedings excluding Computer Science
This book includes select peer-reviewed proceedings from the International Conference on Advances in Renewable Energy and Electric Vehicles (AREEV 2023). It emphasizes the applications of electric vehicles, which are set to dominate the transportation sector by replacing conventional internal combustion engine (ICE) vehicles. Additionally, the book examines research related to power quality issues ... Read more

$215.99 USD

This book includes select peer-reviewed proceedings from the International Conference on Advances in Renewable Energy and Electric Vehicles (AREEV 2023). It emphasizes the applications of electric vehicles, which are set to dominate the transportation sector by replacing conventional internal combustion engine (ICE) vehicles. Additionally, the book examines research related to power quality issues
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Biological Effects of Metal Nanoparticles

by Elena Mikhailovna Egorova, Aslan Amirkhanovich Kubatiev, Vitaly Ivanovich Schvets ...

Series series Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
This book offers a comprehensive overview of recent studies conducted on the biological effects of metal nanoparticles. It also provides a solid theoretical foundation and various metal nanoparticle synthesis methods.Part I reviews the main chemical methods used for synthesizing metal nanoparticles in a solution and describes original method of biochemical synthesis, as well as some special ... Read more

$89.99 USD

This book offers a comprehensive overview of recent studies conducted on the biological effects of metal nanoparticles. It also provides a solid theoretical foundation and various metal nanoparticle synthesis methods.Part I reviews the main chemical methods used for synthesizing metal nanoparticles in a solution and describes original method of biochemical synthesis, as well as some special
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Electron Spin Interactions in Chemistry and Biology

Fundamentals, Methods, Reactions Mechanisms, Magnetic Phenomena, Structure Investigation

by Gertz Likhtenshtein ...

Series series Physics and Astronomy (R0)
This book presents the versatile and pivotal role of electron spin interactions in nature. It provides the background, methodologies and tools for basic areas related to spin interactions, such as spin chemistry and biology, electron transfer, light energy conversion, photochemistry, radical reactions, magneto-chemistry and magneto-biology. The book also includes an overview of designing advanced ... Read more

$89.99 USD

This book presents the versatile and pivotal role of electron spin interactions in nature. It provides the background, methodologies and tools for basic areas related to spin interactions, such as spin chemistry and biology, electron transfer, light energy conversion, photochemistry, radical reactions, magneto-chemistry and magneto-biology. The book also includes an overview of designing advanced
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The Fiber Bundle Model

Modeling Failure in Materials

by Alex Hansen, Per Christian Hemmer, Srutarshi Pradhan ...

Series series Statistical Physics of Fracture and Breakdown
Gathering research from physics, mechanical engineering, and statistics in a single resource for the first time, this text presents the background to the model, its theoretical basis, and applications ranging from materials science to earth science.The authors start by explaining why disorder is important for fracture and then go on to introduce the fiber bundle model, backed by various different ... Read more

$131.00 USD

Gathering research from physics, mechanical engineering, and statistics in a single resource for the first time, this text presents the background to the model, its theoretical basis, and applications ranging from materials science to earth science.The authors start by explaining why disorder is important for fracture and then go on to introduce the fiber bundle model, backed by various different
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Solved Problems in Thermodynamics and Statistical Physics

by Gregor Skačej, Primož Ziherl ...

Series series Physics and Astronomy (R0)
This book contains a modern selection of about 200 solved problems and examples arranged in a didactic way for hands-on experience with course work in a standard advanced undergraduate/first-year graduate class in thermodynamics and statistical physics. The principles of thermodynamics and equilibrium statistical physics are few and simple, but their application often proves more involved than it ... Read more

$80.99 USD

This book contains a modern selection of about 200 solved problems and examples arranged in a didactic way for hands-on experience with course work in a standard advanced undergraduate/first-year graduate class in thermodynamics and statistical physics. The principles of thermodynamics and equilibrium statistical physics are few and simple, but their application often proves more involved than it
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Electrically Driven Quantum Dot Based Single-Photon Sources

Modeling and Simulation

by Markus Kantner ...

Series series Physics and Astronomy (R0)
Semiconductor quantum optics is on the verge of moving from the lab to real world applications. When stepping from basic research to new technologies, device engineers will need new simulation tools for the design and optimization of quantum light sources, which combine classical device physics with cavity quantum electrodynamics. This thesis aims to provide a holistic description of single-photon ... Read more

$89.99 USD

Semiconductor quantum optics is on the verge of moving from the lab to real world applications. When stepping from basic research to new technologies, device engineers will need new simulation tools for the design and optimization of quantum light sources, which combine classical device physics with cavity quantum electrodynamics. This thesis aims to provide a holistic description of single-photon
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Group Theory in Solid State Physics and Photonics

Problem Solving with Mathematica

by Wolfram Hergert, R. Matthias Geilhufe ...

While group theory and its application to solid state physics is well established, this textbook raises two completely new aspects. First, it provides a better understanding by focusing on problem solving and making extensive use of Mathematica tools to visualize the concepts. Second, it offers a new tool for the photonics community by transferring the concepts of group theory and its application ... Read more

$97.00 USD

While group theory and its application to solid state physics is well established, this textbook raises two completely new aspects. First, it provides a better understanding by focusing on problem solving and making extensive use of Mathematica tools to visualize the concepts. Second, it offers a new tool for the photonics community by transferring the concepts of group theory and its application
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Secure Quantum Network Coding Theory

by Tao Shang, Jianwei Liu ...

This is the first book on secure quantum network coding, which integrates quantum cryptography into quantum communication. It summarizes the main research findings on quantum network coding, while also systematically introducing readers to secure quantum network coding schemes. With regard to coding methods, coding models and coding security, the book subsequently provides a series of quantum ... Read more

$152.99 USD

This is the first book on secure quantum network coding, which integrates quantum cryptography into quantum communication. It summarizes the main research findings on quantum network coding, while also systematically introducing readers to secure quantum network coding schemes. With regard to coding methods, coding models and coding security, the book subsequently provides a series of quantum
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Atomic Scale Interconnection Machines

Proceedings of the 1st AtMol European Workshop Singapore 28th-29th June 2011

Edited by Christian Joachim ...

Series series Springer Nature Proceedings excluding Computer Science
This volume documents the first International Workshop on Atomic Scale Interconnection Machines organised by the European Integrated Project AtMol in June 2011 in Singapore. The four sessions, discussed here in revised contributions by high level speakers, span the subjects of multi-probe UHV instrumentation, atomic scale nano-material nanowires characterization, atomic scale surface conductance ... Read more

$143.99 USD

This volume documents the first International Workshop on Atomic Scale Interconnection Machines organised by the European Integrated Project AtMol in June 2011 in Singapore. The four sessions, discussed here in revised contributions by high level speakers, span the subjects of multi-probe UHV instrumentation, atomic scale nano-material nanowires characterization, atomic scale surface conductance
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Advanced Calculations for Defects in Materials

Electronic Structure Methods

Edited by Audrius Alkauskas, Alfredo Pasquarello, Chris G. Van de Walle, Jörg Neugebauer, Peter Deák ...

This book investigates the possible ways of improvement by applying more sophisticated electronic structure methods as well as corrections and alternatives to the supercell model. In particular, the merits of hybrid and screened functionals, as well as of the +U methods are assessed in comparison to various perturbative and Quantum Monte Carlo many body theories. The inclusion of excitonic effects ... Read more

$140.00 USD

This book investigates the possible ways of improvement by applying more sophisticated electronic structure methods as well as corrections and alternatives to the supercell model. In particular, the merits of hybrid and screened functionals, as well as of the +U methods are assessed in comparison to various perturbative and Quantum Monte Carlo many body theories. The inclusion of excitonic effects
... Read more

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