Overview
- Most comprehensive and modern one on diffusion in the various classes of materials
- Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras
Part of the book series: Springer Series in Solid-State Sciences (SSSOL, volume 155)
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About this book
Diffusion is a vital topic in solid-state physics and chemistry, physical metallurgy and materials science. Diffusion processes are ubiquitous in solids at elevated temperatures. A thorough understanding of diffusion in materials is crucial for materials development and engineering. This book first gives an account of the central aspects of diffusion in solids, for which the necessary background is a course in solid state physics. It then provides easy access to important information about diffusion in metals, alloys, semiconductors, ion-conducting materials, glasses and nanomaterials. Several diffusion-controlled phenomena, including ionic conduction, grain-boundary and dislocation pipe diffusion, are considered as well.
Graduate students in solid-state physics, physical metallurgy, materials science, physical and inorganic chemistry or geophysics will benefit from this book as will physicists, chemists, metallurgists, materials engineers in academic and industrial research laboratories.
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Table of contents (34 chapters)
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History and Bibliography of Diffusion
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Fundamentals of Diffusion
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Experimental Methods
Reviews
From the reviews:
"Diffusion in solids is a mature discipline that is still an active field of research. … The book would be a useful addition for students and researchers in solid-state diffusion, materials science and engineering. It would be especially useful for those who wish to broaden their knowledge of diffusion into unfamiliar territory." (Colin Sholl, Australian Physics, Vol. 45 (1), 2008)
"A beautifully produced book with a nice clear print, clear black and white figures, a nice binding, a 12 page index, an extended bibliography … and many references at the end of each chapter. … this book will be of interest to materials research scientists and engineers. … In conclusion, this book is a great reference book in which a materials scientist or engineer will find both extensive basic information on diffusion in many types of materials and extensive references to the primary literature." (Fernande Grandjean and Gary J. Long, Physicalia, Vol. 30 (2), 2008)
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Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Diffusion in Solids
Book Subtitle: Fundamentals, Methods, Materials, Diffusion-Controlled Processes
Authors: Helmut Mehrer
Series Title: Springer Series in Solid-State Sciences
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-71488-0
Publisher: Springer Berlin, Heidelberg
eBook Packages: Physics and Astronomy, Physics and Astronomy (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2007
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-540-71486-6Published: 09 July 2007
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-642-09070-7Published: 30 November 2010
eBook ISBN: 978-3-540-71488-0Published: 24 July 2007
Series ISSN: 0171-1873
Series E-ISSN: 2197-4179
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XIX, 654
Topics: Theoretical and Applied Mechanics, Condensed Matter Physics, Optical and Electronic Materials, Characterization and Evaluation of Materials, Thermodynamics, Physical Chemistry