Atomistic Properties of Solids

✍ Scribed by Dinker B. Sirdeshmukh, Lalitha Sirdeshmukh, K.G. Subhadra (auth.)

• Publisher: Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg
• Year: 2011
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 636
• Series: Springer Series in Materials Science 147
• Edition: 1
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

The book deals with atomistic properties of solids which are determined by the crystal structure, interatomic forces and atomic displacements influenced by the effects of temperature, stress and electric fields. The book gives equal importance to experimental details and theory. There are full chapters dedicated to the tensor nature of physical properties, mechanical properties, lattice vibrations, crystal structure determination and ferroelectricity. The other crystalline states like nano-, poly-, liquid- and quasi crystals are discussed. Several new topics like nonlinear optics and the Rietveld method are presented in the book. The book lays emphasis on the role of symmetry in crystal properties. Comprehensiveness is the strength of the book; this allows users at different levels a choice of chapters according to their requirements.

✦ Table of Contents

Front Matter....Pages i-xviii
Introduction....Pages 1-10
Crystal Growth....Pages 11-63
Crystallography....Pages 65-114
Diffraction of Radiation by Crystals (Principles and Experimental Methods)....Pages 115-164
Principles of Crystal Structure Determination....Pages 165-208
Cohesion....Pages 209-232
Tensor Nature of Physical Properties....Pages 233-259
Mechanical Properties of Solids....Pages 261-289
Thermal Properties....Pages 291-327
Lattice Vibrations....Pages 329-372
Dielectrics....Pages 373-404
Piezo-, Pyro- and Ferroelectricity....Pages 405-443
Optical Properties of Insulators....Pages 445-470
Defects in Crystals I (Point Defects)....Pages 471-509
Defects in Crystals II: Dislocations....Pages 511-559
Other Crystalline Forms....Pages 561-609
Back Matter....Pages 611-617

✦ Subjects

Solid State Physics; Characterization and Evaluation of Materials; Physical Chemistry; Crystallography