In this book, the authors discuss the structure, technology and applications of sapphire. Topics include the advances in machining technology of sa...

A Schottky barrier is an electrostatic interface between a metal and a semiconductor that plays a vital role in many electronic devices. Schottky B...

This volume contains papers presented at the International Conference on Science and Technology of Nanostructured Materials held in India during 4 ...

This book examines the potential application of semiconductor materials for gas sensor production on the basis of their fundamental, theoretical, a...

Silicon Carbide (SiC) is well known for its excellent material properties, high durability, high wear resistance, light weight and extreme hardness...

Metal Matrix Composites (MMCs) are now attracting enormous interest, because of their superiority in strength, stiffness, wear resistance, elevated...

This book is a general introduction to the use of the silkworm and its products for the textile industry and in the human body for the purposes of ...

The main impression of this book is to draw attention to the most advance technologies in silver recovery and recycling from various sources. The s...

This book discusses the study of simulating the growth of a thin film by chemical vapour deposition (CVD) processes. In recent years, due to the re...

Introducing the Generalised Molecular Crystal Model, as a more realistic model for the study of the small polaron transport in disordered materials...

The laminated composite structures can be tailored to design advanced structures, but the sharp change in the properties of each layer at the inter...

"Smart" materials respond to environmental stimuli with particular changes in some variables. For that reason they are often also called responsive...

Smart Materials for Smart Living has a wide range of materials that are involved in the things that govern our day to day lives. Applications of SM...

Smart polymers for biomedical applications are presently one focuses in biomedical materials research. Smart polymers are becoming increasingly mor...

The purpose of this book was to investigate the temperature and input energy dependency of Nd:YAG laser performance pumped by flashlamp. A commerci...

In this book, the authors discuss the occurrences, physical properties and applications of spinels. Topics include optical spectroscopy of transiti...

In this book, the authors gather and present topical research in the study of the types, technology and modeling of sprays. Topics discussed includ...

The strength of a material refers to the material's ability to withstand an applied stress without failure. The applied stress may be tensile, comp...

Strontium titanate (STO) is a classical high-permittivity perovskite material known since the 1940s. Although incipient ferroelectric behaviour of ...

Structural materials are defined as those which are load-bearing. This book presents the lastest research from around the globe including that on t...

This book presents current research in the study of the production, properties and applications of superalloys. Topics discussed include the effect...

This book consists of thirteen chapters each of them defining in depth the chapter subject and surveying recent developments in the field. The main...

This book presents research on superconductivity. The first chapter discusses the physical properties of two nonmagnetic noncentrosymmetric superco...

Superconductivity is the ability of certain materials to conduct electrical current with no resistance and extremely low losses. High temperature s...

The technology of application of fluids in the supercritical state is a viable option and a high quality scientific method for obtaining materials,...

This book presents current research on thin films and coatings. The mechanical properties of films and coatings, which are highly affected by their...

Load bearing implants such as hip joints, knee joints and bone plates etc. are prone to failure from the conjoint effect of wear, fretting and corr...

It is well known that after the discovery of fullerenes (1985) and carbon nanotubes (1991) so many scientific and engineering groups in the world h...

Smart materials, one of the more focused points in materials research, deal primarily with the chemistry, physics and applications of materials in ...

There have been enormous research efforts in the development and characterisation of materials and search for their applications during the last tw...

In recent years, particular attention has been devoted to developing "soft" chemistry approaches towards the synthesis of new lanthanide (rare-eart...

This collection provides a broad overview of textiles covering historical, fundamental and industrial application topics, including vintage fashion...

Thermal stresses which originate as a consequence of different thermal expansion coefficients of components of multi-component materials represent ...

This book presents current research in the study of thermoplastic and thermosetting polymers, including the fabrication of aromatic polyester compo...

Thermoplastics composites are widely used nowadays. Their matrices are characterised by their aptitude to be repeatedly melted by heating and solid...

Titanium alloys are metallic materials which contain a mixture of titanium and other chemical elements. Such alloys have very high tensile strength...

Artificially structured materials granular magnetic solids, as well as nano-sized multi-layer films are of great interest. The granules consist of ...

Silica translucent aerogels are unique materials able to improve the thermal insulation performance of buildings without compromising daylight tran...

Materials science includes those parts of chemistry and physics that deal with the properties of materials. It encompasses four classes of material...

Recently, the use of composite materials has increased in various areas of science and technology due to their special properties, with application...

Viscoelasticity is the property of materials that exhibit both viscous and elastic characteristics when undergoing deformation. In this book, the a...