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This is the only book to cover the most recent developments in applied quantum theory and their use in modeling materials properties. It describes new approaches to modeling disordered alloys and focuses on those approaches that combine the most efficient quantum-level theories of random alloys with the most sophisticated numerical techniques.

Fatigue of Fiber-reinforced Composites describes the fatigue behavior of several types of composite materials. Based on a presentation of experimental results, the chapters demonstrate theoretical models for predicting the fatigue life of composites and cover complete design methodologies.

Modern modelling techniques are now employed to improve the efficiency of sintering.This book covers modern techniques in sintering and bridges the gap between the mathematical nature of some modelling techniques and the practical needs of industry.

This comprehensive summary of the current state of the art of titanium addresses all aspects of titanium. Richly illustrated with more than 300 figures, this compendium takes a conceptual approach to the physical metallurgy and applications of titanium, making it suitable as a reference and tutorial for materials scientists and engineers.

This book provides deep insight into basic micromechanisms of fracture behavior of materials as well as a number of engineering applications. It is the result of 20 years research in fatigue and fracture and discusses the state of the art for each.

Semiconductor spintronics is expected to lead to a new generation of transistors, lasers and integrated magnetic sensors that can be used to create ultra-low power, high speed memory, logic and photonic devices. This book details the research into the properties of III-nitride semiconductors and their usefulness in novel devices.

Dealing with extrusion in ceramics, this title provides the principles of extrusion of ceramics, history of extrusion in the ceramic industry, rheology of ceramic bodies, simulation for ceramic extrusion, wear and contamination in extrusion, and additives for extrusion etcetera in 20 chapters.

Porous semiconductor materials are finding applications in many areas of science and technology. This detailed book provides a detailed examination of these new types of materials, with an emphasis on optical properties and optical applications.

This book discusses recent advances in the chemistry involved in the controlled synthesis and assembly of metal oxide nanoparticles. It addresses the characterization required by such nanoobjects as well as their size- and shape-dependent properties.

Written by authorities in the subject, this book provides a complete treatment of metal forming and machining by using the computational techniques FEM, fuzzy set theory and neural networks as modelling tools.

Computational Mechanics of Composite Materials lays stress on the advantages of combining theoretical advancements in applied mathematics and mechanics with the probabilistic approach to experimental data in meeting the practical needs of engineers.

Chemical Vapour Deposition explores the design capabilities and applications of advanced materials. From physical fundamentals to the optimization of processing parameters, this volume presents the development and manufacture of high performance materials.

Thermoelectricity describes the physics of energy conversion, from heat to electric power, and from electric power to heat or cooling power in solids. The working fluid consists of the conduction electrons.

This book discusses FBAR physics, design, modeling, fabrication and applications, along with tuning of the resonant frequency of FBARs and switchable and tuneable FBARs based on electric field induced piezoelectric effect in paraelectric phase ferroelectrics.

This highlights ongoing research efforts on different aspectsof polymer nanocomposites and explores their potentials to exhibitmulti-functional properties. Offering aninvaluable resource for materials researchers and postgraduate students in thepolymer composites field, theywill also greatly benefit materials

Using a variety of illustrations, this book covers the majority of the techniques available for polishing diamond and polycrystalline diamond composites. These enable the reader to understand the merits and drawbacks of each existing technique.

Fuel Cell Technology is an up-to-date survey of the development of this technology and will be bought by researchers and graduate students in materials control and chemical engineering working at universities and institutions and researchers and technical managers in commercial companies working in fuel cell technology.

Fusion bonding is one of three methods used to join composite and dissimilar materials. This text provides an understanding of the physical mechanisms involved, covering: heat transfer in fusion bonding; modelling thermal degradation; consolidation mechanisms; crystallisation kinetics; and more.

Anyone involved in circuit technology will find this an absolute must-read. It's the first book to discuss the current understanding of silver metallization and its potential as a future interconnect material for integrated circuit technology.

Developments in the use of electrospun fibrous materials, for application in tissue engineering and in carbon fibrous materials in fuel cells, has generated new interest in the dependence of the properties and structure of these materials on those of their constituent fibres.

"Charged Defects in Semiconductors" details the current state of knowledge regarding the properties of the ionized defects that can affect the behaviour of advanced transistors, photo-active devices, catalysts, and sensors.

Written from the viewpoint of physical chemistry, this authoritative and established text deals with the aqueous corrosion of metals. The concentration is on the underlying essentials of corrosion and failure, and the material is consistently presented in relation to practical applications to corrosion protection.

This book offers a practical introduction into the physics, design, modelling, fabrication and measurement methods for ferroelectric components and devices. It also explores emerging functionalities and components with enhanced performance.

Molecules which can respond to their environment and the smart machines we can build with them are and will continue to be a vital part of this 21st-century revolution. This title features an assessment of the properties and materials chemistry of the major classes of intelligent macromolecules from optoelectronic biomacromolecules to dendrimers.

The first edition of "Composite Materials" introduced a new way of looking at composite materials. This second edition expands the book's scope to emphasize application-driven and process-oriented materials development. The approach is vibrant yet functional.