Ehrenreich / Spaepen Solid State Physics

1. Auflage 2001
ISBN: 978-0-08-086520-1
Verlag: Elsevier Science & Techn.
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: 1 - PDF Watermark

E-Book, Englisch, 483 Seiten, Web PDF

Solid state physics is the branch of physics that is primarily devoted to the study of matter in its solid phase, especially at the atomic level. This prestigious serial presents timely and state-of-the-art reviews pertaining to all aspects of solid state physics.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Ehrenreich, Henry

Spaepen, Frans

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1;Front Cover;1
2;Solid State Physics, Volume 56;4
3;Copyright Page;5
4;Contents;6
5;Contributors;8
6;Preface;10
7;Chapter 1. Transition-Metals and Their Alloys;14
7.1;I. Introduction;15
7.2;II. Mostly the Elemental Metals;17
7.3;III. Alloying Trends: Electronegativity, Size, and Valence Electron Count;34
7.4;IV. Wigner-Seitz Cells, the Frank-Kasper Phases, and the Bernal Environments;47
7.5;V. Charge "Transfer" and Alloying;62
7.6;VI. Electronic Structure and Phase Predictions;79
7.7;VII. Magnetic Moments and Site Volumes;106
7.8;VIII. Band Gaps in Metallically Bonded Materials;113
7.9;IX. Epilogue;122
7.10;Appendix;123
8;Chapter 2. Perspectives of Giant Magnetoresistance;126
8.1;I. Introduction;126
8.2;II. Origin of GMR;133
8.3;III. Experimental Survey;144
8.4;IV. Free-Electron and Simple Tight-Binding Models;171
8.5;V. Multiband Models;199
8.6;VI. CPP GMR;235
8.7;VII. Conclusions;247
9;Chapter 3. Ferroelectricity Revisited—Advances in Materials and Physics;252
9.1;I. Introduction;253
9.2;II. General Background;256
9.3;III. Theory of Ferroelectrics;261
9.4;IV. Glass-like Properties of Disordered Crystalline Solids;273
9.5;V. Relaxor Ferroelectrics;285
9.6;VI. Quantum Paraelectrics and Ferroelectrics;375
9.7;VII. Ferroelectricity in Polymers;393
9.8;VIII. Ferroelectric Liquid Crystals;435
9.9;IX. Bioferroelectricity;448
9.10;X. Other Topics;460
9.11;XI. Concluding Remarks;470
10;Author Index;472
11;Subject Index;490