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Elements of Structures and Defects of Crystalline Materials

  • 1st Edition - January 25, 2018
  • Latest edition
  • Author: Tsang-Tse Fang
  • Language: English

Elements of Structures and Defects of Crystalline Materials has been written to cover not only the fundamental principles behind structures and defects, but also to provide d… Read more

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Elements of Structures and Defects of Crystalline Materials has been written to cover not only the fundamental principles behind structures and defects, but also to provide deep insights into understanding the relationships of properties, defect chemistry and processing of the concerned materials. Part One deals with structures, while Part Two covers defects. Since the knowledge of the electron configuration of elements is necessary for understanding the nature of chemical bonding, it is discussed in the opening chapter. Chapter Two then describes the bonding formation within the crystal structures of varied materials, with Chapter Three delving into how a material’s structure is formed.

In view of the importance of the effects of the structure distortion on the material properties due to the fields, the related topics have been included in section 3.4. Moreover, several materials still under intensive investigation have been illustrated to provide deep insights into understanding the effects of the relationships of processing, structures and defects on the material properties.

The defects of materials are explored in Part II. Chapter 4 deals with the point defects of metal and ceramics. Chapter 5 covers the fundamentals of the characteristics of dislocations, wherein physics and the atomic mechanics of several issues have been described in detail. In view of the significant influence of the morphologies including size, shape and distribution of grains, phases on the microstructure evolution, and, in turn, the properties of materials, the final chapter focuses on the fundamentals of interface energies, including single phase (grain) boundary and interphase boundary.

Key features

  • Discusses the relationship between properties, defect chemistry and the processing of materials
  • Presents coverage of the fundamental principles behind structures and defects
  • Includes information on two-dimensional and three-dimensional imperfections in solids

Readership

Research scientists and engineers, as well as graduate students in the field of engineering and materials

Table of contents

Part I Structure of the crystalline materialsChapter 1 The electron configuration of atoms1.1 Atoms with a single electron1.2 Atoms with more than one electronChapter 2 Bonding within crystal structures2.1 Bonding in ionic crystals2.2. Thermodynamic viewpoint of bond energy crystal2.3 Covalent bonding2.4 Metallic Bond2.5 Effect of bonding on the material properties by means of the potential well conceptChapter 3 The structures of crystalline crystals3.1 Arrangements of atoms and ions in crystalline solids: Space lattice3.2 Metallic structures3.3 Ionic structures3.4 Structural distortion in ionic structures3.5 Ionic and covalent structuresPart II Defects of Crystalline MaterialsChapter 4 Point defects in crystalline materials4.1 Point defects in metals4.2 Point defects in ionic solidsChapter 5 Line defects in crystalline solids5.1 The discrepancy between the theoretical and observed yield stresses of crystals5.2 Observations of dislocations5.3 Crystallographic slip5.4 Elementary geometric properties of dislocations5.5 Critical resolved shear stress5.6 Plastic flow associated with the slip of the dislocation motion5.7 Stress fields of dislocations5.8 Energy of a dislocation5.9 Line tension of a dislocation5.10 Forces upon dislocations5.11 The bowing of a dislocation5.12 Force between dislocations5.13 Peach-Koehler equation5.14 Reactions between dislocations5.15 Partial dislocationsChapter 6 Two-dimensional (interfaces) and three-dimensional (second phases) imperfections in solids6.1 Grain boundaries6.2 Interphase boundaries in solids6.3 Surface tension, surface stress, and surface free energy of interfaces6.4 Free surface6.5 Interfaces of phases6.6 Effect of interface curvature on the equilibrium pressure between two phases6.7. Effect of the interface curvature on the equilibrium solubility between two phases6.8 Equilibrium vacancy concentration changes at curved surfaces: Driving force for sintering

Product details

  • Edition: 1
  • Latest edition
  • Published: January 25, 2018
  • Language: English

About the author

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Tsang-Tse Fang

Tsang-Tse Fang received the B.E. degree in Dept. of Metallurgy and Materials Engineering, National Cheng Kung University (NCKU), Taiwan, the M. E degree in Institute of Mineral and Materials Science, NCKU, Taiwan, and Ph.D. degrees in Dept. of Materials Engineering, North Carolina State University, U.S.A. in 1985. Since February 1986, he has been with Dept. of Materials Science and Engineering, NCKU, Taiwan, where he was an Associate Professor, and became a Professor in 1991. In 2006, he was honored as a distinguished professor. He was a visiting associate professor, Materials Research Lab., Penn. State University, U. S. A. from 1989 to 1990), joining the research concerning smart materials and a visiting scientist, Dept. of Chemical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, U. S. A. from 1994 to 1995. His major research areas include: (i) ceramic processing: powder synthesis, forming, and sintering involving defect chemistry and microstructural evolution, and (ii) physical properties of electronic ceramics: dielectrics, ferroelectricity, electrical conduction (involving lithium-ion battery), magnetism, superconductivity, magnetoelectronics, thermoelectricity and multiferroics. In 1993, he received outstanding research award from National Science Council Taiwan. He was an Editor of the International Scholarly Research Network (ISRN Ceramics) until 2012. Presently he is an adjunct professor of Dept. of Materials Science and Engineering, NCKU, and an associate editor of journal of electronic materials, U.S.A.
Affiliations and expertise
Adjunct Professor, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, National Cheng Kung University (NCKU), Taiwan

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