Category: Solid State Physics

By Professor Dr. Karlheinz Seeger (auth.)

By S.R. Elliot

This publication was once written to be an creation to the technology of amorphous fabrics. it's geared toward ultimate yr undergraduates, starting graduate scholars and researchers in solid-state physics or chemistry, fabrics technology or engineering. a few historical past of (crystalline) solid-state physics is believed, say among the degrees of Kittel's "Introduction to Solid-State Physics" and Ziman's "Principles of the speculation of Solids", as the authors felt that during a e-book this size such history fabrics couldn't simply be included; besides the fact that, no wisdom of amorphous fabrics is thought. wisdom concerning the kingdom of topic has replaced significantly because the first version of this ebook used to be released. partly this used to be because of discoveries, reminiscent of the invention of icosahedral (quasicrystalline) stages in convinced metalloid alloys therby forming a bridge among the correct cyrstalline and the topologically disordered nation, yet commonly advances have come via a gradual software of experimental strategies, either previous and new, and the extra improvement of theoretical rules. the final constitution of the publication has been replaced a little bit through allotting the cloth with regards to amorphous metals through the textual content the place applicable, instead of together with it in a separate bankruptcy as within the past variation. a last bankruptcy on a few technological purposes of amorphous fabrics has been additional instead. The bankruptcy on constitution has been commonly rewritten, incorporating the numerous new effects that have seemed within the fresh years. bankruptcy 4 on atomic dynamics has additionally been generally changed, mostly through the incorporation of an extended part on ionic transporton glasses. moreover, fresh advances in all components of glass technology were incorporated during the booklet, and approximately four hundred new references to paintings within the literature were extra

By G. Venkataraman

By Nick Proukakis, Simon Gardiner, Matthew Davis, Marzena Szymańska

The 1995 statement of Bose-Einstein condensation in dilute atomic vapours spawned the sphere of ultracold, degenerate quantum gases. remarkable advancements in experimental layout and precision keep watch over have resulted in quantum gases changing into the popular playground for clothier quantum many-body structures.

This self-contained quantity offers a wide review of the valuable theoretical innovations utilized to non-equilibrium and finite temperature quantum gases. protecting Bose-Einstein condensates, degenerate Fermi gases, and the extra lately realised exciton-polariton condensates, it fills a niche by means of linking among varied equipment with origins in condensed subject physics, quantum box thought, quantum optics, atomic physics, and statistical mechanics. Thematically organised chapters on varied methodologies, contributed through key researchers utilizing a unified notation, give you the first built-in view of the relative advantages of person ways, aided by means of pertinent introductory chapters and the counsel of editorial notes.

either graduate scholars and proven researchers wishing to appreciate the state-of-the-art will tremendously make the most of this entire and updated evaluate of non-equilibrium and finite temperature recommendations within the fascinating and increasing box of quantum gases and beverages.

Readership: aimed toward graduate point scholars and for researchers.

By Albert Overhauser, Gene Dresselhaus

Utilizing potassium for example, this paintings provides a special method of the anomalous results in metals, leading to wisdom that may be utilized to related fabrics.
such a lot theoretical predictions at the electrical, magnetic, optical, and thermal houses of an easy steel do ? unusually ? no longer accept as true with experimental habit present in alkali metals. the aim of this quantity is to rfile the numerous phenomena that experience violated expectancies. It collects in a single position the examine via Albert Overhauser, one of many pioneers of the sector. His and his collaborators paintings has ended in a unified synthesis of alkali steel peculiarities. the original number of sixty five reprint papers, commented the place essential to clarify the context and viewpoint, is preceded by means of an intensive and good paced introduction.
The e-book is intended to complex stable country physics and technological know-how historians.
it may well additionally function extra examining in complex reliable nation physics courses.
With a foreword by way of Mildred and Gene Dresselhaus

By Tadeusz Paszkiewicz

The physics of phonons is a speedily transforming into department of sturdy nation physics. within the current quantity A.A. Maradudin offers a radical evaluate of its present improvement. this can be by way of papers from overseas experts learning quite a few theoretical and experimental difficulties: the rules of the dynamics of condensed media, together with floor vibrations and localization of phonons: phonon kinetics and phonon spectroscopy; and at last the interplay of phonons and electrons. The lectures deal with graduate scholars in addition to experts as the major objective of this booklet is to offer an summary of the current improvement of phonon physics.

By David S. Dean, Jure Dobnikar, Ali Naji, Rudolf Podgornik

Recently, there was a surge of task to explain the habit of hugely charged tender topic and Coulomb fluids regularly. Such structures are ubiquitous, in particular in organic topic the place the size scale and the energy of the interplay among hugely charged biomolecules are ruled by way of powerful electrostatic results. numerous fascinating limits were came upon within the parameter area of hugely charged many-particle Coulomb topic the place analytical growth is feasible and entirely novel and unforeseen effects were bought. one of many demanding situations in hugely charged subject is to properly describe platforms with finite coupling power within the transition regime among susceptible and powerful couplings. After learning the fluctuations of either, a number of theories were constructed that describe this experimentally hugely correct regime. while, desktop simulation algorithms and computing energy have complicated to the extent the place all-ion simulations, together with many-body and polarization results, are attainable; the hot theories hence should be subjected to numerical affirmation. one other vital query is the influence of the structural sickness on electrostatic interactions. It has lately been tested, either theoretically and experimentally, that cost sickness can impose long-range interplay among charged or perhaps uncharged surfaces. those interactions may well develop into very major in organic procedures.

Filling a void within the literature, this quantity cross-pollinates diversified theoretical and simulation methods with new experiments and ties jointly the low temperature, excessive coupling consistent, and illness parameters in a unified description of the electrostatic interactions, which mostly verify the steadiness and conformations of most vital organic macromolecules.

With remarkable graphical illustrations, the e-book offers a unified view of the present advances within the box of Coulomb (bio)colloidal platforms, construction on earlier literature that summarized the sphere over two decades in the past. top scientists within the box provide a close creation to diverse glossy tools in statistical physics of Coulomb structures. They element numerous ways to clarify the habit of strongly charged gentle subject. additionally they supply experimental and theoretical descriptions of illness results in Coulomb platforms, that have now not been mentioned in the other booklet.

By Daniel Abou-Ras, Thomas Kirchartz, Uwe Rau

The ebook makes a speciality of complicated characterization equipment for thin-film sunlight cells that experience confirmed their relevance either for educational and company photovoltaic learn and improvement. After an advent to thin-film photovoltaics, hugely skilled specialists file on machine and fabrics characterization equipment resembling electroluminescence research, capacitance spectroscopy, and diverse microscopy tools. within the ultimate a part of the booklet simulation innovations are awarded that are used for ab-initio calculations of suitable semiconductors and for machine simulations in 1D, 2nd and 3D.

Building on a confirmed thought, this re-creation additionally covers thermography, brief optoelectronic equipment, and absorption and photocurrent spectroscopy.

By A. Modinos

By Gordon Baym

A certified reference for physicists operating in condensed topic physics in addition to in nuclear physics and astrophysics, on Landau's concept of Fermi liquids--a very important conception of either theoretical and sensible use. The emphasis is at the functional improvement and alertness of the speculation.