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Books in Electronic optical and magnetic materials

Supporting researchers and industry professionals, this portfolio covers materials for electronics, photonics, and magnetic devices. It features cutting-edge research, fabrication techniques, and applications that drive advancements in data storage, sensors, and communication technologies.

  • On-Chip Photonics

    Principles, Technology and Applications
    • 1st Edition
    • August 13, 2024
    • Alina Karabchevsky + 1 more
    • English
    On-Chip Photonics: Principles, Technology and Applications reviews the advances of integrated photonic devices and their demonstrated applications. The discussed applications encompass a wide range of cutting-edge technologies, including quantum photonics, lasers on a chip, mid-infrared and overtone spectroscopies, all-optical processing on a chip, logic gates on a chip, and cryptography on a chip. The summaries in the book chapters facilitate an understanding of the field and enable the application of optical waveguides in a variety of optical systems. Overviews of computational tools, material platforms, and suggestions for the realization of on-chip photonic devices are also included
  • Photovoltaics Beyond Silicon

    Innovative Materials, Sustainable Processing Technologies, and Novel Device Structures
    • 1st Edition
    • June 28, 2024
    • Velumani Subramaniam + 6 more
    • English
    Photovoltaics Beyond Silicon: Innovative Materials, Sustainable Processing Technologies, and Novel Device Structures presents the latest innovations in materials, processing and devices to produce electricity via advanced, sustainable photovoltaics technologies. The book provides an overview of the novel materials and device architectures that have been developed to optimize energy conversion efficiencies and minimize environmental impacts. Advances in technologies for harnessing solar energy are extensively discussed, with topics including materials processing, device fabrication, sustainability of materials and manufacturing, and the current state-of-the-art. Contributions from leading international experts discuss the applications, challenges and future prospects of research in this increasingly vital field, providing a valuable resource for students and researchers working in this area.
  • Photoelectrochemical Engineering for Solar Harvesting

    Chemistry, Materials, Devices
    • 1st Edition
    • June 24, 2024
    • Samrana Kazim + 3 more
    • English
    Photoelectrochemical Engineering for Solar Harvesting: Chemistry, Materials, Devices provides an up-to-date appraisal of the photon engineering of innovative catalysts for solar energy harvesting. This book analyzes the overall progress, potential challenges, and the industrialization of new catalysts in the near future. The primary emphasis is on experimental approaches from materials synthesis to device applications, however, there is also an introduction to relevant photochemistry concepts. This book is suitable for materials scientists and chemists who, through the use of photonics, are in continuous pursuit of improving the efficiencies of different devices used to capture solar energy for the generation of sustainable fuel.Sunlight-driven fuel synthesis is the most sustainable and potentially economical option for producing energy vectors through water splitting. Thus, this book focuses on the design of photocatalysts and water oxidation catalysts, as artificial photosynthesis and hydrogen fuel production via water oxidation (in place of fossil fuels) are two promising approaches towards renewable energy.
  • Quantum Photonics

    • 1st Edition
    • June 13, 2024
    • Yasuhiko Arakawa + 1 more
    • English
    Quantum Photonics aims to serve as a comprehensive and systematic reference source for entrants to the field of quantum photonics, including updated topics on quantum photonics for researchers working in this field. The book reviews the fundamental knowledge of modern photonics related quantum technologies, key concepts of quantum photonic devices, and quantum photonics applications. The book is suitable for graduate students, researchers, and engineers who want to learn quantum photonics fundamentals.The editors, who are leaders in this field, have formulated this book as an introduction to the cutting-edge research in quantum photonics. Researchers and students involved in the development of semiconductor optoelectronics and optical communication systems should also find this book helpful.
  • Functionalization of 2D Materials and Their Applications

    • 1st Edition
    • June 11, 2024
    • Waleed A. El-Said + 1 more
    • English
    Functionalization of 2D Materials and Their Applications reviews the synthesis and characterization of nanopatterned 2D materials and how to modify different substrates with these materials. Each chapter emphasizes fabrication, including the fabrication of different morphologies of graphene and transition metal dichalcogenides (TMDCs), the fabrication of different composites and the surface modification of different nanopatterned graphene and TMDCs, and the effects of these nanostructures on the different properties of the modified substrates, such as the electrical, thermal and optical properties, and more. The applications of graphene and TMDCs in the enhancement of Raman spectroscopy, solar cells, fuel cells, supercapacitors, biosensors, chemical sensors, water treatment, water desalination, perovskite photodetectors, energy storage devices, environmental applications and cell-based chips are also reviewed.
  • Functionalized Nanomaterials for Biosensing and Bioelectronics Applications

    Trends and Challenges
    • 1st Edition
    • June 4, 2024
    • Sudheesh K. Shukla + 3 more
    • English
    Functionalized Nanomaterials for Biosensing and Bioelectronics Applications: Trends and Challenges describes current and future opportunities for integrating the unique properties of two-dimensional nanomaterials with bioelectronic interfaces. Sections focus on background information and fundamental concepts, review the available functionalized nanomaterials and their properties, explore the integration of functionalized nanomaterials with bioelectronics, including available fabrication and characterization methods, electrical behavior at the interface, and design and synthesis guidelines, and review examples of microsystems where functionalized nanomaterials are being integrated with bioelectronics. This book is suitable for researchers and practitioners in academia and R&D working in materials science and engineering, analytical chemistry, and related fields.
  • Magnetic Nanoparticles in Nanomedicine

    • 1st Edition
    • June 4, 2024
    • Kai Wu + 1 more
    • English
    Magnetic Nanoparticles in Nanomedicine provides readers with the fundamental theories and principles of magnetic materials, the synthesis and surface functionalization strategies of MNPs, and the standard techniques for characterizing physicochemical properties of MNPs. Other sections review MNP-based therapies such as magnetic hyperthermia therapy, drug/gene delivery, and magnetic neurostimulation and cover MNP-based in vitro and in vivo disease diagnosis, respectively, including techniques such as magnetoresistive (MR), nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR), magnetic particle spectroscopy (MPS) biosensing platforms, magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), and magnetic particle imaging (MPI).Final chapters address biocompatibility and safety issues in applying MNPs to in vivo biomedical applications, including coverage of the toxicity of MNPs to human tissues, the immune responses of the human body to these particles, as well as blood circulation time of MNPs.
  • Artificial Intelligence in Textile Engineering

    Basic Concepts and Applications
    • 1st Edition
    • May 30, 2024
    • Anindya Ghosh + 2 more
    • English
    Artificial Intelligence in Textile Engineering: Basic Concepts and Applications explains techniques from first principles in the perfect way for textiles materials scientists and engineers. The book discusses how the technology has caused a substantial impact across the textiles supply chain, making products more efficient, flexible, and reliable. Techniques such as artificial neural network, support vector machine, fuzzy logic, rough set, evolutionary algorithm, and hybrid intelligence systems are described with application to textiles. Readers are supported throughout with step-by-step mathematical derivations of AI techniques, case studies, and MATLAB codes, giving readers from different backgrounds the perfect entry to AI solutions.
  • Laser Sintering with Plastics

    Technology, Processes, and Materials
    • 2nd Edition
    • May 24, 2024
    • Manfred Schmid
    • English
    Powder bed-based additive manufacturing with polymers (PBF-P) has a special position in the world of 3D printing. On the one hand, the components are manufactured without support structures, and on the other hand, the property profile of the components is similar to that of series components, as is also known from injection molding, but with clear advantages in terms of component complexity.In laser sintering (LS), individual component layers are fused with the aid of suitable laser radiation. In recent years, LS components have gained widespread use in industrial applications, so that today one can already speak of an established technology. Nevertheless, there are still many hurdles for LS to overcome in the future in order to free itself from the status of a niche technology. Material diversity and industry-compliant, quality-assurance measures are among the challenges to be mentioned here.To this end, the second edition of this book sheds light on the current state of the art in terms of machine technology and process flow, and specifically on the requirements for the materials used. In addition, the following topics are presented:- Implementation of LS in industrial process chains- Status of international standardization- Innovations in the field of LS materials- Properties of LS components- Selected application examplesThe second edition has been updated throughout; in particular, the material and machine specifications have been extensively revised.
  • Biophotonics and Biosensing

    From Fundamental Research to Clinical Trials Through Advances of Signal and Image Processing
    • 1st Edition
    • May 21, 2024
    • Andrea Armani + 2 more
    • English
    Biophotonics and Biosensing brings together the knowledge of the basic principles of the field of light–biological tissue interaction, detection methods, data processing techniques, and research, diagnostic, and clinical applications. It is suitable for new entrants to the field, while also highlighting the latest developments for experts. This volume includes perspectives by leading experts from the biophotonics and biosensing, biomedical engineering, and data science communities.The book provides a basic grounding in the key theoretical principles and practical components of biophotonics and biosensing. Working principles of devices used in spectroscopy, microscopy, and optical sensing are presented, along with their application domains. The reader will learn about existing microscopy-based techniques used in biomedical applications for diagnosis and get to know different signal- and image-processing algorithms, including the state of the art in artificial intelligence approaches, as used in biophotonics. Finally, the book describes through concrete examples, including sample preparation and measurement approaches, how the field has developed, thanks to the integration of biophotonics and optical biosensing with advanced signal and image-processing.