Overview
- Provides a comprehensive review of the rapidly expanding field of glass science
- Includes in-depth discussions of the amorphous state, from the basic thermodynamic principles to cutting-edge applications
- Covers a vast array of special topics and applications illustrating the wide use of glass in modern society
- Represents an indispensable reference for industry professionals, academic researchers, and students
- Written by the leading experts in the field
- Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras
Part of the book series: Springer Handbooks (SHB)
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About this book
This handbook provides comprehensive treatment of the current state of glass science from the leading experts in the field. Opening with an enlightening contribution on the history of glass, the volume is then divided into eight parts. The first part covers fundamental properties, from the current understanding of the thermodynamics of the amorphous state, kinetics, and linear and nonlinear optical properties through colors, photosensitivity, and chemical durability. The second part provides dedicated chapters on each individual glass type, covering traditional systems like silicates and other oxide systems, as well as novel hybrid amorphous materials and spin glasses. The third part features detailed descriptions of modern characterization techniques for understanding this complex state of matter. The fourth part covers modeling, from first-principles calculations through molecular dynamics simulations, and statistical modeling. The fifth part presents a range of laboratory and industrial glass processing methods. The remaining parts cover a wide and representative range of applications areas from optics and photonics through environment, energy, architecture, and sensing.
Written by the leading international experts in the field, the Springer Handbook of Glass represents an invaluable resource for graduate students through academic and industry researchers working in photonics, optoelectronics, materials science, energy, architecture, and more.
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Keywords
- amorphous materials
- amorphous materials energy applications
- glass characterization
- glass processing
- glass science
- glass science handbook
- metallic glasses
- optical and photonic applications glass
- thermodynamics and kinetics of glass
- history of glass
- glass fundamental properties
- glass modeling
- glass environmental applications
- glass architectural applications
Table of contents (52 chapters)
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Fundamentals of Glass and the Glassy State
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Glass Families
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Editors and Affiliations
About the editors
Juejun (JJ) Hu is currently the Merton C. Flemings Career Development Associate Professor at MIT's Materials Science and Engineering. He holds a PhD degree (2009) from MIT and a B.S. degree (2004) from Tsinghua University, China, both in Materials Science and Engineering. Prior to joining MIT, Hu was an Assistant Professor at the University of Delaware from 2010 to 2014. His research focuses on glass materials for integrated optics and photonics.
Laurent Calvez graduated in Solid StateChemsitry and Materials Engineering and holds a PhD degree (2006) from the University of Rennes. After a post-doctoral at the University of Arizona he joined the Institute of Chemical Sciences in Rennes, where he is currently an Associate Professor. He is an expert in the field of chalcogenide glasses and glass-ceramics.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Springer Handbook of Glass
Editors: J. David Musgraves, Juejun Hu, Laurent Calvez
Series Title: Springer Handbooks
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-93728-1
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Chemistry and Materials Science, Chemistry and Material Science (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer International Publishing AG 2019
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-93726-7Published: 10 September 2019
eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-93728-1Published: 08 November 2019
Series ISSN: 2522-8692
Series E-ISSN: 2522-8706
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XXXVI, 1841
Number of Illustrations: 1400 illustrations in colour
Topics: Ceramics, Glass, Composites, Natural Materials, Phase Transitions and Multiphase Systems, Inorganic Chemistry, Optical and Electronic Materials, Building Materials, Optics, Lasers, Photonics, Optical Devices