Defects in solids

Provides a thorough understanding of the chemistry and physics of defects, enabling the reader to manipulate them in the engineering of materials.; Reinforces theoretical concepts by placing emphasis on real world processes and applications.; Includes two kinds of end-of-chapter problems: multiple c...

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Main Authors: Tilley, R. J. D
Corporate Authors: Wiley InterScience Online service
Published:
Literature type: Electronic eBook
Language: English
Series: Special Topics in Inorganic Chemistry
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Online Access: http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/book/10.1002/9780470380758
Summary: Provides a thorough understanding of the chemistry and physics of defects, enabling the reader to manipulate them in the engineering of materials.; Reinforces theoretical concepts by placing emphasis on real world processes and applications.; Includes two kinds of end-of-chapter problems: multiple choice (to test knowledge of terms and principles) and more extensive exercises and calculations (to build skills and understanding).; Supplementary material on crystallography and band structure are included in separate appendices.
Carrier Form: 1 online resource (xvii, 529 pages) : illustrations
Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
ISBN: 9780470380758
0470380756
9780470380734 (electronic bk.)
047038073X (electronic bk.)
1283203294
9781283203296
Index Number: QC176
CLC: O482
Contents: DEFECTS IN SOLIDS; CONTENTS; Preface; 1. Point Defects; 2. Intrinsic Point Defects in Stoichiometric Compounds; 3. Extended Defects; 4. Structural Aspects of Composition Variation; 5. Defects and Diffusion; 6. Intrinsic and Extrinsic Defects in Insulators: Ionic Conductivity; 7. Nonstoichiometry and Intrinsic Electronic Conductivity; 8. Nonstoichiometry and Extrinsic Electronic Conductivity; 9. Magnetic and Optical Defects; Supplementary Material; Answers to Problems and Exercises; Formula Index; Subject Index.