Materials/States of Matter

This book highlights the importance of surface nanomaterials for analytical applications and diagnostics. As widely been stated, surface is the bas...

The book provides an accessible introduction to the principles of condensed matter physics with a focus on the nanosciences and device technologies...

This thesis focuses on the study of phonon polaritonshybrids of infrared light and lattice vibrationsin van der Waals polar materials, particularly...

This book is the eighth volume of review chapters on advanced problems of phase transitions and critical phenomena in complex systems. The aim of t...

This book presents a wealth of results obtained by first-principles calculations, molecular dynamics simulations, and tight-binding modeling on two...

Wetting Theory discusses the numerous practical applications of wetting, such as preparing self-cleaning surfaces, manufacturing artificial blood ...

Filled with practical examples, Quasilinear Hyperbolic Systems, Compressible Flows, and Waves presents a self-contained discussion of quasilinear h...

This book provides working tools for the study and design of nonlinear dynamical systems applicable in physics and engineering. It offers a broad-b...

In the 1990s, nanoparticles and quantum dots began to be used in optical, electronic, and biological applications. Now they are being studied for u...

Written by a team of pioneering scientists from around the world, Low Temperature Plasma Technology: Methods and Applications brings together recen...

Introduction to Liquid Crystals: Chemistry and Physics, Second Edition relies on only introductory level chemistry and physics as the foundation fo...

A Thorough Update of One of the Most Highly Regarded Textbooks on Quantum Mechanics Continuing to offer an exceptionally clear, up-to-date treatmen...

Written to appeal to a wide field of engineers and scientists who work on multiscale and multiphysics analysis, Multiphysics and Multiscale Modelin...

This book covers recent developments in laser plasma physics such as absorption, instability, energy transport and radiation from the standpoint of...

This textbook presents the general point of views of the optical properties of solids and gives an overview of the landscape of optics in solid-sta...

Completely revised and updated to reflect recent advances in the fields of materials science and electromagnetics, Electromagnetics of Time Varying...

Bose-Einstein condensation, superfluidity, and superconductivity are quantum mechanics made visible. They mark the boundary between the classical a...

This textbook provides a comprehensive exploration of nuclear energy physics, focusing on the fundamentals of both nuclear physics and fusion energ...

Industrial Applications of Semiconductor Nanomaterials: Research Trends, Challenges, and Opportunities explores the current initiatives and critica...

This book explores the fractionalization of particles in physics, how interactions between individual particles and with their background can modif...

Perovskites are a class of recently discovered crystals with a multitude of innovative applications. In particular, a lead role is played by organi...

This revised and updated edition expands on its explanations of methods used to analyze waves in solid materials, such as the waves created by eart...

This new edition retains its class-tested explanation of the physics of phase transformation and associated constraints from a metallurgical/materi...

This book highlights the history of electroceramics starting from synthesis using different routes of the solid solution to hybrid nanocomposites a...

The book provides an in-depth discussion of various Hybrid Nanostructures as solid-state sensors in the context of the Internet of Things (IoT). It...