Materials science Books

The rapidly advancing Silicon Carbide technology has a great potential in high temperature and high frequency electronics. High thermal stability and outstanding chemical inertness make SiC an excellent material for high-power, low-loss semiconductor...

The volume presents advances in materials research and technology in the area of terotechnology, i.e. the technology of installation, maintenance, replacement and removal of plant machinery and equipment, reliability analysis, technical diagnostics,...

Diluted Magnetic Semiconductors (DMS) play a vital role in modern electronics industry.  It is important to understand the fundamental properties of these materials in order to apply them to their full potential. This book presents an analysis...

Chitosan is a natural amino polymer. It is eco-friendly, biocompatible, biodegradable, cost-effective, easily available and has high potential to be utilized as an adsorbent. Because of their excellent chelating power, chitosan-based adsorbents have a...

The book presents new results in the areas of nanomaterials, nanoparticles, ultra-small nanoparticles, plasmonic nanoparticles and coated nanoparticles for bio-medical applications. Emphasis is placed on (1) synthetic routes (quantum dots, thermal...

In the modern world, the life style of humans is greatly influenced by electronic gadgets. These electronic gadgets need semiconducting and magnetic materials. In particular, the magnetic materials which find applications in almost all such gadgets need...

This book deals with experimental results of the physical characterization of several important, dielectric materials of great current interest. The experimental tools used for the analysis of these materials include X-ray diffraction, dielectric...

The book reviews the most interesting, in the author's opinion, publications concerned with radiation defects formed in 6H-, 4H-, and 3C-SiC under irradiation with electrons, neutrons, and some kinds of ions. At the beginning, the SiC electrical...

This book entitled ‘Current Trends on Lanthanide Glasses and Materials’ is an innovative monograph covering the latest developments in lanthanide doped glasses and phosphor materials. The book aims to explain the basic functioning mechanisms...

This book reports on new methodologies and important applications in the field of nanopolymers as well as includes the latest coverage of chemical databases and the development of new computational methods and efficient algorithms for chemical software...

This new volume presents a wealth of practical experience and research on new methodologies and important applications in chemical nanotechnology. It also includes small-scale nanotechnology-related projects that have potential applications in several...

Here is a comprehensive resource that compiles extensive descriptions of friction stir processing, fabrication of surface metal matrix composites, and friction surfacing into one volume. The book is separated into four sections, beginning with a...

Evidence-based literature reviews can provide foundation skills in research-oriented bibliographic inquiry, with an emphasis on such review and synthesis of applicable literature. Information is gathered by surveying a broad array of multidisciplinary...

II-VI Semiconductor Materials and Their Applications deals with II-VI compound semiconductors and the status of the two areas of current optoelectronics applications: blue-green emitters and IR detectors. Specifically, the growth, charactrtization,...

The authors provide new insights into the theoretical and applied aspects of metal electrodeposition. The theory largely focuses on the electrochemistry of metals. Details on the practice discuss the selection and use of metal coatings, the technology of...

This early work on Indian Slipper making is a fascinating read for any shoemaking enthusiast or historian. Comprising a step-by-step illustrated guide to making Indian slippers, it is a thoroughly recommended title for the cobbler's shelf. Many of the...

On The Dielectric Constants Of Pure Solvents is a scientific book written by Herman Schlundt and published in 1901. The book explores the dielectric constants of various pure solvents, which is a measure of the ability of a substance to store electrical...

Oyster Culture And Oyster Fisheries In The Netherlands is a book written by Ambrosius Arnold Willem Hubrecht and published in 1883. The book provides a comprehensive overview of the oyster industry in the Netherlands, covering topics such as the history...

The book ""Report Of J. J. Williams, Chief Engineer, Upon The Location Of The Tehuantepec Railway And Carriage Road Across The Isthmus Of Tehuantepec"" is a comprehensive report written by John Jay Williams, the chief engineer of the Tehuantepec Railway...

Life In The Laundry is a book written by George Frederick McCleary and published in 1902. The book is a humorous and insightful look into the world of laundry workers and their daily struggles. McCleary, who worked as a laundryman himself, provides a...

Reinforced Concrete Construction V2: Retaining Walls And Buildings is a book written by George Albert Hool and published in 1913. The book is a comprehensive guide to the design, construction, and maintenance of reinforced concrete structures,...

The Life And Times Of Samuel Crompton Of Hall-In-The-Wood: Inventor Of The Spinning Machine Called The Mule (1862) is a biographical book written by Gilbert James French. The book revolves around the life of Samuel Crompton, a British inventor who is...

Histoire Et Procedes Du Polytypage (1802) est un livre �����crit par Armand Gaston Camus. Ce livre traite de l'histoire et des proc�����d�����s du polytypage, une technique d'impression qui a �����t����� d�����velopp�����e au XVIIIe si�����cle. Camus...

""Vorlesungen �����ber die Elektrizit�����t"" ist ein Buch von George C. Morgan, das im Jahr 1798 ver������ffentlicht wurde. Es handelt sich um eine Sammlung von Vorlesungen �����ber Elektrizit�����t und ihre Eigenschaften, die an der Universit�����t von...

This book highlights the history of electroceramics starting from synthesis using different routes of the solid solution to hybrid nanocomposites and its applications in different renewable energy, thermistor, actuators, thermoelectric, thermo-optic,...

This book focuses on the emerging field of food waste-based eco-textiles. Eco-textiles, eco-leathers and bio-skins are now an important category of biomaterials with immediate applications in sustainable industrial production and the circular...

In this book, overall plant and soil system are examined exclusively in terms of gold nanoparticles (Au-NPs) exposure. Au-NPs influence plant growth and yield performance. They also affect plant and soil system interactions. Au-NPs responses are...

This book reviews comprehensively the field and development of biochar-based catalyst by summarizing fundamental approaches and principles to prepare biochar and biochar-based catalysts and focusing on the main applications of biochar-based catalysts in...

This book explores the application of latest technologies such as nanotechnology, composite technology, biotechnology in textile materials for health-related applications. It further discusses different types of textiles and their application in the...

This book offers an in-depth exploration of the rapidly evolving field of luminescent materials that hold the key to energy-efficient lighting and advanced display technologies. This book delves into the synthesis, characterization, and application of...

This book highlights the environmental applications of plant-mediated carbon quantum dots, i.e., detection of heavy metals, sensing of toxic organic compounds, degradation of dyes and other toxic compounds, antioxidant activity, antimicrobial...

This book provides an overview of the latest developments and applications of nanoscale textile coatings. It covers materials used for (creating) these coatings, the different methods of applying them to textiles, and the various ways in which the...

This book consists of the most recent group of peer-reviewed research papers presented at the 8th International Conference on Civil Engineering, ICOCE 2024 held in Singapore from March 22 to 24. Important issues addressed in the book show the emerging...

"Handbook on Biomaterials for Medical Applications: Applications " is a comprehensive exploration of the cutting-edge developments in the field of biomedical materials, with a strong focus on their multifunctional applications in therapeutics. This...

This book provides in-depth information about the evolution of mechanical alloying over the past few decades. It explains how the technology has improved with time and the different types of mechanical alloying processes and their mechanisms to prepare...

This book reviews the recent scientific developments on mining and metallurgical wastes-based alkali-activated materials (MMWAAMs). Enormous quantities of solid wastes are generated during the exploitation of ore deposits and the subsequent processing...

This book introduces the process principle of the new generation of controlled rolling and controlled cooling with ultra fast cooling technology as the core, the latest research progress of ultra fast cooling technology and its industrial application...

"Handbook on Biomaterials for Medical Applications: Fundamentals" is a critical monograph that merges advanced technological insights with practical applications in biomedical materials science. It navigates through the intricate blend of theoretical...

This book gives an overview of the latest technologies in the conversion of wastes products to biofuel or chemicals which are more eco-friendly and sustainable as compared to the ordinary petroleum derivatives. It describes a variety of technology such...

This book explores the functional materials derived from biomass for environmental remediation applications. It covers different sources of biomass, its classification, production and various functional materials that are derived from them and suitable...

The aim of this book is to provide readers with a better understanding of the experimental methods and computational modeling techniques employed in the characterizations of diverse hybrid composite materials. It covers the mechanisms, important aspects,...

This conference proceeding presents selected manuscripts from the EUROMAGH 2020 Conference entitled "Sustainability and Biobased Materials on the Road of Bioeconomy". The content highlights technical progress and recent knowledge in the valorization...

This volume comprises selected peer-reviewed proceedings of 15th International Congress on Advances in Civil Engineering (ACE 2023) was held in Famagusta, North Cyprus in September 2023. This proceedings covers all disciplines of Civil...

This book, the proceedings of International Conference on Metal Material Processes and Manufacturing, is a comprehensive collection of research papers presented at a conference held on July 29-30, 2023 in Jeju Island, South Korea. The book serves as a...

This book provides a state-of-the-art overview of the concepts and methodologies of data and modelling-driven hydrological analyses and their wide range of practical applications. The book is driven by the realisation that science, technology,...

The book is based on stochastic theory of sediment motion, particularly the theory of transition intensities. It provides a complete theory and equation system of non-equilibrium transport of non-uniform suspended load. The content proposed theory...

This book presents select proceedings of the 67th Congress of the Indian Society of Theoretical and Applied Mechanics (ISTAM-2022). The content includes chapters on topics such as fluid mechanics, aerospace dynamics, atmospheric sciences and...