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Nonlinear Waves

From Dissipative Solitons to Magnetic Solitons

by Emmanuel Kengne, WuMing Liu ...

Series series Physics and Astronomy (R0)
This book highlights the methods to engineer dissipative and magnetic nonlinear waves propagating in nonlinear systems. In the first part of the book, the authors present methodologically mathematical models of nonlinear waves propagating in one- and two-dimensional nonlinear transmission networks without/with dissipative elements. Based on these models, the authors investigate the generation and ... Read more

$161.99 USD

This book highlights the methods to engineer dissipative and magnetic nonlinear waves propagating in nonlinear systems. In the first part of the book, the authors present methodologically mathematical models of nonlinear waves propagating in one- and two-dimensional nonlinear transmission networks without/with dissipative elements. Based on these models, the authors investigate the generation and
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Nanoscience and Nanotechnology in Security and Protection against CBRN Threats

Edited by Plamen Petkov, Mohammed Essaid Achour, Cyril Popov ...

Series series Springer Nature Proceedings excluding Computer Science
This book is based on the lectures and contributions of the NATO Advanced Study Institute on “Nanoscience and Nanotechnology in Security and Protection Against CBRN Threats” held in Sozopol, Bulgaria, September 2019. It gives a broad overview on this topic as it combines articles addressing the preparation and characterization of different nanoscaled materials (metals, oxides, glasses, polymers, ... Read more

$143.99 USD

This book is based on the lectures and contributions of the NATO Advanced Study Institute on “Nanoscience and Nanotechnology in Security and Protection Against CBRN Threats” held in Sozopol, Bulgaria, September 2019. It gives a broad overview on this topic as it combines articles addressing the preparation and characterization of different nanoscaled materials (metals, oxides, glasses, polymers,
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Applied Many-Body Methods in Spectroscopy and Electronic Structure

Edited by D. Mukherjee ...

Series series Chemistry and Material Science (R0)
There has been a steady advance of the atomic and molecular many-body methodology over the last few years, with a concomitant development of versatile computer codes. Understanding and interpretation of electronic structural features and the associated spectroscopic properties via many-body techniques are becoming competitive with those obtained with the traditional formalisms. Since the many-body ... Read more

$89.99 USD

There has been a steady advance of the atomic and molecular many-body methodology over the last few years, with a concomitant development of versatile computer codes. Understanding and interpretation of electronic structural features and the associated spectroscopic properties via many-body techniques are becoming competitive with those obtained with the traditional formalisms. Since the many-body
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Energy Conversion Efficiency of Solar Cells

by Takashi Kita, Shigeo Asahi, Yukihiro Harada ...

Series series Energy (R0)
This book offers a concise primer on energy conversion efficiency and the Shockley-Queisser limit in single p-n junction solar cells. It covers all the important fundamental physics necessary to understand the conversion efficiency, which is indispensable in studying, investigating, analyzing, and designing solar cells in practice. As such it is valuable as a supplementary text for courses on ... Read more

$107.99 USD

This book offers a concise primer on energy conversion efficiency and the Shockley-Queisser limit in single p-n junction solar cells. It covers all the important fundamental physics necessary to understand the conversion efficiency, which is indispensable in studying, investigating, analyzing, and designing solar cells in practice. As such it is valuable as a supplementary text for courses on
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Science and Technology of 2D MoS2

Edited by Dattatray J. Late, Chandra Sekhar Rout ...

Series series Physics and Astronomy (R0)
This book provides a comprehensive overview of the current state of the art in 2D MoS2 materials synthesis, properties, and mimics of various applications. It covers a brief history of MoS2, its origin, properties, and applications in various fields such as optoelectronics, nanoelectronics, catalysis, energy storage and generation, nano-lubricants, etc. The book focuses on novel synthesis ... Read more

$197.99 USD

This book provides a comprehensive overview of the current state of the art in 2D MoS2 materials synthesis, properties, and mimics of various applications. It covers a brief history of MoS2, its origin, properties, and applications in various fields such as optoelectronics, nanoelectronics, catalysis, energy storage and generation, nano-lubricants, etc. The book focuses on novel synthesis
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Progress in Engineering Technology VI

Edited by Tajul Adli Abdul Razak, Ahmad Kamal Ismail, Andreas Öchsner ...

Series series Engineering (R0)
This book features 31 studies that collectively explore a wide range of innovative engineering solutions and advanced technologies across various fields. Most of the studies focus on designing, analyzing, and optimizing systems that improve efficiency and performance. The papers highlight cutting-edge methodologies and applications, from hydro turbine installations in underground pipelines to ... Read more

$170.99 USD

This book features 31 studies that collectively explore a wide range of innovative engineering solutions and advanced technologies across various fields. Most of the studies focus on designing, analyzing, and optimizing systems that improve efficiency and performance. The papers highlight cutting-edge methodologies and applications, from hydro turbine installations in underground pipelines to
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Advanced Materials

Proceedings of the International Conference on “Physics and Mechanics of New Materials and Their Applications”, PHENMA 2018

Edited by Ivan A. Parinov, Shun-Hsyung Chang, Yun-Hae Kim ...

Series series Springer Nature Proceedings excluding Computer Science
This book includes selected, peer-reviewed contributions from the 2018 International Conference on “Physics and Mechanics of New Materials and Their Applications”, PHENMA 2018, held in Busan, South Korea, 9–11 August 2018. Focusing on manufacturing techniques, physics, mechanics, and applications of modern materials with special properties, it covers a broad spectrum of nanomaterials and ... Read more

$188.99 USD

This book includes selected, peer-reviewed contributions from the 2018 International Conference on “Physics and Mechanics of New Materials and Their Applications”, PHENMA 2018, held in Busan, South Korea, 9–11 August 2018. Focusing on manufacturing techniques, physics, mechanics, and applications of modern materials with special properties, it covers a broad spectrum of nanomaterials and
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Semiconductor Photonics of Nanomaterials and Quantum Structures

Applications in Optoelectronics and Quantum Technologies

by Arash Rahimi-Iman ...

Series series Physics and Astronomy (R0)
This book introduces the wider field of functional nanomaterials sciences, with a strong emphasis on semiconductor photonics. Whether you are studying photonic quantum devices or just interested in semiconductor nanomaterials and their benefits for optoelectronic applications, this book offers you a pedagogical overview of the relevant subjects along with topical reviews. The book discusses ... Read more

$152.99 USD

This book introduces the wider field of functional nanomaterials sciences, with a strong emphasis on semiconductor photonics. Whether you are studying photonic quantum devices or just interested in semiconductor nanomaterials and their benefits for optoelectronic applications, this book offers you a pedagogical overview of the relevant subjects along with topical reviews. The book discusses
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Condensation Particle Counting Technology and Its Applications

Edited by Longfei Chen, Xiaoyan Ma, Guangze Li, Liuyong Chang ...

Condensation Particle Counting Technology and Its Applications introduces the principles, key components, calibration methods, and applications of condensation particle counting systems.This book delves into the adverse effects of fine particles on human health, along with the existing detection technologies for these particles. It discusses the theories and methods of optical measurement for fine ... Read more

$132.99 USD

Condensation Particle Counting Technology and Its Applications introduces the principles, key components, calibration methods, and applications of condensation particle counting systems.This book delves into the adverse effects of fine particles on human health, along with the existing detection technologies for these particles. It discusses the theories and methods of optical measurement for fine
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Optical Properties and Applications of Semiconductors

Edited by Inamuddin, Mohd Imran Ahamed, Rajender Boddula, Tariq Altalhi ...

Semiconductors with optical characteristics have found widespread use in evolving semiconductor photovoltaics, where optical features are important. The industrialization of semiconductors and their allied applications have paved the way for optical measurement techniques to be used in new ways. Due to their unique properties, semiconductors are key components in the daily employed technologies in ... Read more

$77.99 USD

Semiconductors with optical characteristics have found widespread use in evolving semiconductor photovoltaics, where optical features are important. The industrialization of semiconductors and their allied applications have paved the way for optical measurement techniques to be used in new ways. Due to their unique properties, semiconductors are key components in the daily employed technologies in
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Nonlinear Waves and Solitons on Contours and Closed Surfaces

by Andrei Ludu ...

Series series Physics and Astronomy (R0)
This volume is an introduction to nonlinear waves and soliton theory in the special environment of compact spaces such a closed curves and surfaces and other domain contours. It assumes familiarity with basic soliton theory and nonlinear dynamical systems.The first part of the book introduces the mathematical concept required for treating the manifolds considered, providing relevant notions from ... Read more

$49.99 USD

This volume is an introduction to nonlinear waves and soliton theory in the special environment of compact spaces such a closed curves and surfaces and other domain contours. It assumes familiarity with basic soliton theory and nonlinear dynamical systems.The first part of the book introduces the mathematical concept required for treating the manifolds considered, providing relevant notions from
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High-Pressure Physics

by John Loveday ...

Series series Scottish Graduate Series
High-pressure science has undergone a revolution in the last 15 years. The development of intense new x-ray and neutron sources, improved detectors, new instrumentation, greatly increased computation power, and advanced computational algorithms have enabled researchers to determine the behavior of matter at static pressures in excess of 400 GPa. Sh ... Read more

$120.99 USD

High-pressure science has undergone a revolution in the last 15 years. The development of intense new x-ray and neutron sources, improved detectors, new instrumentation, greatly increased computation power, and advanced computational algorithms have enabled researchers to determine the behavior of matter at static pressures in excess of 400 GPa. Sh
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Superconductivity and Magnetism in Skutterudites

by Ctirad Uher ...

Superconductivity and Magnetism in Skutterudites discusses superconducting and magnetic properties of a class of materials called skutterudites. With a brief introduction of the fundamental structural features of skutterudites, the book then provides a detailed assessment of the superconducting and magnetic properties, focusing particularly on the rare earth-filled skutterudites where a plethora ... Read more

$69.99 USD

Superconductivity and Magnetism in Skutterudites discusses superconducting and magnetic properties of a class of materials called skutterudites. With a brief introduction of the fundamental structural features of skutterudites, the book then provides a detailed assessment of the superconducting and magnetic properties, focusing particularly on the rare earth-filled skutterudites where a plethora
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Stellar Explosions

Hydrodynamics and Nucleosynthesis

by Jordi Jose ...

Series series Series in Astronomy and Astrophysics
Stars are the main factories of element production in the universe through a suite of complex and intertwined physical processes. Such stellar alchemy is driven by multiple nuclear interactions that through eons have transformed the pristine, metal-poor ashes leftover by the Big Bang into a cosmos with 100 distinct chemical species. The products of ... Read more

$70.99 USD

Stars are the main factories of element production in the universe through a suite of complex and intertwined physical processes. Such stellar alchemy is driven by multiple nuclear interactions that through eons have transformed the pristine, metal-poor ashes leftover by the Big Bang into a cosmos with 100 distinct chemical species. The products of
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Sensors and Their Applications XI

by K. T. V. Grattan ...

With research continuing to expand and develop, the marketplace for sensors and instrumentation remains one of the most significant for the United Kingdom, the European Union, and the economies of major developed nations. Sensors and Their Applications XI discusses novel research in the field of sensors and transducers, and provides valuable insight into new and topical applications of the ... Read more

$254.99 USD

With research continuing to expand and develop, the marketplace for sensors and instrumentation remains one of the most significant for the United Kingdom, the European Union, and the economies of major developed nations. Sensors and Their Applications XI discusses novel research in the field of sensors and transducers, and provides valuable insight into new and topical applications of the
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Impurities in Semiconductors

Solubility, Migration and Interactions

by Victor I. Fistul ...

This text explores the behavior of impurity atoms in semiconductors, integrating experimental data with their theoretical interpretation. It begins by explaining the basic physics of hydrogen-like impurities, atoms with partially filled electron shells, and amphoteric, isovalent, and gas-forming impurities to explain the properties imparted by these impurities. The author also analyzes the ... Read more

$325.99 USD

This text explores the behavior of impurity atoms in semiconductors, integrating experimental data with their theoretical interpretation. It begins by explaining the basic physics of hydrogen-like impurities, atoms with partially filled electron shells, and amphoteric, isovalent, and gas-forming impurities to explain the properties imparted by these impurities. The author also analyzes the
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Nanomaterials Handbook

Edited by Yury Gogotsi ...

Series series Advanced Materials and Technologies
This title features 11 new chapters unique to this edition, including chapters on grain boundaries in graphene, 2D metal carbides and carbonitrides, mechanics of carbon nanotubes and nanomaterials, biomedical applications, oxidation and purification of carbon nanostructures, sintering of nanoceramics, hydrothermal processing, nanofibers, and nanomaterials safety. It offers a comprehensive approach ... Read more

$440.99 USD

This title features 11 new chapters unique to this edition, including chapters on grain boundaries in graphene, 2D metal carbides and carbonitrides, mechanics of carbon nanotubes and nanomaterials, biomedical applications, oxidation and purification of carbon nanostructures, sintering of nanoceramics, hydrothermal processing, nanofibers, and nanomaterials safety. It offers a comprehensive approach
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Strong Coulomb Correlations in Electronic Structure Calculations

Edited by Vladimir I Anisimov ...

Series series Advances in Condensed Matter Science
Materials where electrons show nearly localized rather than itinerant behaviour, such as the high-temperature superconducting copper oxides, or manganate oxides, are attracting interest due to their physical properties and potential applications. For these materials, the interaction between electrons, or electron correlation, plays an important rol ... Read more

$70.99 USD

Materials where electrons show nearly localized rather than itinerant behaviour, such as the high-temperature superconducting copper oxides, or manganate oxides, are attracting interest due to their physical properties and potential applications. For these materials, the interaction between electrons, or electron correlation, plays an important rol
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Introduction to Solid State Ionics

Phenomenology and Applications

by C. S. Sunandana ...

Introduction to Solid State Ionics: Phenomenology and Applications presents a pedagogical, graduate-level treatment of the science and technology of superionic conductors, also known as fast ion conductors or solid electrolytes. Suitable for physics, materials science, and engineering researchers and students, the text emphasizes basic physics and ... Read more

$254.99 USD

Introduction to Solid State Ionics: Phenomenology and Applications presents a pedagogical, graduate-level treatment of the science and technology of superionic conductors, also known as fast ion conductors or solid electrolytes. Suitable for physics, materials science, and engineering researchers and students, the text emphasizes basic physics and
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Physics of Semiconductors and Nanostructures

by Jyoti Prasad Banerjee, Suranjana Banerjee ...

This book is a comprehensive text on the physics of semiconductors and nanostructures for a large spectrum of students at the final undergraduate level studying physics, material science and electronics engineering. It offers introductory and advanced courses on solid state and semiconductor physics on one hand and the physics of low dimensional semiconductor structures on the other in a single ... Read more

$224.99 USD

This book is a comprehensive text on the physics of semiconductors and nanostructures for a large spectrum of students at the final undergraduate level studying physics, material science and electronics engineering. It offers introductory and advanced courses on solid state and semiconductor physics on one hand and the physics of low dimensional semiconductor structures on the other in a single
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Semiconductor Materials

by Lev I. Berger ...

Semiconductor Materials presents physico-chemical, electronic, electrical, elastic, mechanical, magnetic, optical, and other properties of a vast group of elemental, binary, and ternary inorganic semiconductors and their solid solutions. It also discusses the properties of organic semiconductors. Descriptions are given of the most commonly used semiconductor devices-charge-coupled devices, field ... Read more

$400.99 USD

Semiconductor Materials presents physico-chemical, electronic, electrical, elastic, mechanical, magnetic, optical, and other properties of a vast group of elemental, binary, and ternary inorganic semiconductors and their solid solutions. It also discusses the properties of organic semiconductors. Descriptions are given of the most commonly used semiconductor devices-charge-coupled devices, field
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Kinetic Theory of Nucleation

by Eli Ruckenstein, Gersh Berim ...

Explore a Kinetic Approach to the Description of Nucleation - An Alternative to the Classical Nucleation TheoryKinetic Theory of Nucleation presents an alternative to the classical theory of nucleation in gases and liquids-the kinetic nucleation theory of Ruckenstein-Narsimhan-Nowakowski (RNNT). RNNT uses the kinetic theory of fluids to calculate t ... Read more

$305.00 USD

Explore a Kinetic Approach to the Description of Nucleation - An Alternative to the Classical Nucleation TheoryKinetic Theory of Nucleation presents an alternative to the classical theory of nucleation in gases and liquids-the kinetic nucleation theory of Ruckenstein-Narsimhan-Nowakowski (RNNT). RNNT uses the kinetic theory of fluids to calculate t
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Molecular Modeling for the Design of Novel Performance Chemicals and Materials

Edited by Beena Rai ...

Molecular modeling (MM) tools offer significant benefits in the design of industrial chemical plants and material processing operations. While the role of MM in biological fields is well established, in most cases MM works as an accessory in novel products/materials development rather than a tool for direct innovation. As a result, MM engineers and ... Read more

$94.99 USD

Molecular modeling (MM) tools offer significant benefits in the design of industrial chemical plants and material processing operations. While the role of MM in biological fields is well established, in most cases MM works as an accessory in novel products/materials development rather than a tool for direct innovation. As a result, MM engineers and
... Read more
Fabrication of Graphene from Camphor

Emerging Energy Applications

by Harsh Chaliyawala, Kashinath Lellala, Govind Gupta, Indrajit Mukhopadhyay ...

Fabrication of Graphene from Camphor: Emerging Energy Applications provides a short review of recent discoveries in the field of graphene. Its specific focus is on the synthesis of graphene sheets by naturally available sources of carbon as solid precursors.It delves into three major issues in the field:• The low-cost fabrication process for the development of large-scale graphene using natural ... Read more

$34.99 USD

Fabrication of Graphene from Camphor: Emerging Energy Applications provides a short review of recent discoveries in the field of graphene. Its specific focus is on the synthesis of graphene sheets by naturally available sources of carbon as solid precursors.It delves into three major issues in the field:• The low-cost fabrication process for the development of large-scale graphene using natural
... Read more

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