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Books in Condensed matter physics

    • Biodegradable and Biocompatible Polymer Nanocomposites

      Processing, Characterization, and Applications
      • 1st Edition
      • Kalim Deshmukh + 1 more
      • English
      Biodegradable and Biocompatible Polymer Nanocomposites: Processing, Characterization, and Applications brings together the latest research, highlighting cutting-edge applications in this exciting field. Sections introduce biodegradable and biocompatible polymers and the fundamentals regarding synthesis, structure, properties, biocompatibility and biodegradability, provide in-depth coverage of methods and techniques for processing, spectroscopic and microscopic analysis, dielectric, thermal, and electrical conductivity, and incorporation of functionalized nanoparticles, and green synthesized nanoparticles. The second part of the book guides the reader through the properties and preparation of biodegradable and biocompatible polymer nanocomposites for a range of specific, targeted, state-of-the-art applications across biomedicine, electronic, energy storage, environment and packaging. Finally, sustainability assessment, environmental impact, and recycling strategies are discussed in detail.
    • Nanotechnology for Advanced Biofuels

      Fundamentals and Applications
      • 1st Edition
      • Ashok Kumar Nadda + 4 more
      • English
      Nanotechnology for Advanced Biofuels: Fundamentals and Applications highlights emerging techniques for the formulation of fuels using nanotechnology and bio-based concepts. The addition of high-energy nanoparticles and biologically derived molecules in liquid fuel can increase the potential of energy-rich compounds. Key challenges in the production of nanotechnology-based fuels and their combustion or ignition during the operation are covered, along with the emission of oxidized particles and by-products of incomplete combustion and nano-fuels as an emerging field. The bio-based energy-rich fuels are largely diffused in conventionally used fuels. The addition of biofuels and nano-additives to pre-existing fuels can offer opportunities for developing modified fuels in domestic industries with the maximum usage of renewable biomass. This is an important reference source for materials scientists, energy scientists and chemical engineers who want to understand more about how nanotechnology can help create more efficient biofuels.
    • Modeling, Characterization, and Production of Nanomaterials

      Electronics, Photonics, and Energy Applications
      • 2nd Edition
      • Vinod Tewary + 1 more
      • English
      Nano-scale materials have unique electronic, optical, and chemical properties that make them attractive for a new generation of devices. In the second edition of Modeling, Characterization, and Production of Nanomaterials: Electronics, Photonics, and Energy Applications, leading experts review the latest advances in research in the understanding, prediction, and methods of production of current and emerging nanomaterials for key applications. The chapters in the first half of the book cover applications of different modeling techniques, such as Green’s function-based multiscale modeling and density functional theory, to simulate nanomaterials and their structures, properties, and devices. The chapters in the second half describe the characterization of nanomaterials using advanced material characterization techniques, such as high-resolution electron microscopy, near-field scanning microwave microscopy, confocal micro-Raman spectroscopy, thermal analysis of nanoparticles, and applications of nanomaterials in areas such as electronics, solar energy, catalysis, and sensing. The second edition includes emerging relevant nanomaterials, applications, and updated modeling and characterization techniques and new understanding of nanomaterials.
    • Handbook on the Physics and Chemistry of Rare Earths

      Including Actinides
      • 1st Edition
      • Volume 62
      • Jean-Claude G. Bunzli + 1 more
      • English
      Handbook on the Physics and Chemistry of Rare Earths: Including Actinides, Volume 62, the latest release in this continuous series that covers all aspects of rare earth science, including chemistry, life sciences, materials science and physics, presents interesting chapters on a variety of topics, with this release including sections on Lanthanide calixarene complexes and their applications, Recent developments in lanthanide-based single-molecule magnets, Rare earth permanent magnets, and the Importance of Ligand Design in Lanthanide Azamacrocyclic Complexes Relevant to Biomedical Applications.
    • Roadmap for Skutterudites and Point Defects in GaN

      • 1st Edition
      • Volume 111
      • English
      Semiconductors and Semimetals, Volume 111 highlights new advances in the field, with this new volume presenting interesting chapters on Precision Medicine. Each chapter is written by an international board of authors.
    • Solid State Physics

      • 1st Edition
      • Volume 73
      • English
      Solid State Physics, Volume 73, the latest release in this serial that highlights new advances in the field, presents interesting chapters on a variety of current topics in the field, with each chapter written by an international board of authors.
    • Brillouin Scattering Part 2

      • 1st Edition
      • Volume 110
      • English
      Brillouin Scattering, Part Two, Volume 110 in the Semiconductors and Semimetal series, marks the centenary of Leon Brillouin’s seminal 1922 paper which provided a detailed theory on the effect that now bears his name. Sections in this new release include Optical Fiber Sensors Based on Stimulated Brillouin scattering, Brillouin-based RF frequency sources, SBS for Microwave Photonics (MWP), Engineerable Brillouin processes for integrated photonics, SBS in optical communication systems - the good, the bad and the ugly, Slow light, dynamic gratings and light storage, Non-reciprocity in Brillouin scattering, Electromechanical Brillouin Scattering, and Brillouin light scattering for studying mechanics of biological systems. Stimulated Brillouin Scattering (SBS) is the strongest third order nonlinearity and plays an important role in contemporary science and applications, particularly lasers, communications, fiber optics and basic physics. This volume provides different perspectives on current technological contexts of SBS in a range of different application areas, including sensing, communications, radar, imaging and information storage.
    • Handbook on the Physics and Chemistry of Rare Earths

      Including Actinides
      • 1st Edition
      • Volume 61
      • Jean-Claude G. Bunzli + 1 more
      • English
      Handbook on the Physics and Chemistry of Rare Earths: Including Actinides, Volume 61 presents the latest release in this continuous series that covers all aspects of rare earth science, including chemistry, life sciences, materials science and physics.
    • Brillouin Scattering Part 1

      • 1st Edition
      • Volume 109
      • English
      Brillouin Scattering, Volume 109 in the Semiconductors and Semimetal series, marks the centenary of Leon Brillouin’s seminal 1922 paper which provided a detailed theory of the effect that now bears his name. Stimulated Brillouin Scattering (SBS) is the strongest third order optical nonlinearity and plays an important role in contemporary science and applications, particularly lasers, communications, and fibre optics, as well as playing a new role in experimental physics and the life sciences. This volume provides a foundational perspective on Brillouin scattering, starting with a historical review of Brillouin scattering, the theory of SBS and the convergence between SBS and Optomechanics. We then consider SBS in several different waveguide geometries, including photonic crystal fibres, integrated optics and superfluids.
    • Solid State Physics

      • 1st Edition
      • Volume 72
      • English
      Solid State Physics, Volume 72, the latest release in this long-running serial, highlights new advances in the field with this new volume presenting interesting and timely chapters authored by an international board of experts. Chapters in this release include Roadmap: The influence of the internal domain wall structure on spin wave band structure in periodic magnetic stripe domain patterns, The influence of the internal domain wall structure on spin wave band structure in periodic magnetic stripe domain patterns, and more.