Books by Keyword: Crystals

Description: Volume is indexed by Thomson Reuters CPCI-S (WoS).
These proceedings consist of the fully refereed papers presented at the International Conference on Key Engineering Materials (ICKEM 2011) held on March 25 - 27, 2011 in Sanya, China. The main aim was to provide an international scientific forum for the exchange of new ideas in a number of fields via in-depth discussions with peers from around the world. Both inward research; core areas of key engineering materials and outward research; multi-disciplinary, inter-disciplinary, and applications are covered in this timely work.

Description: Nucleation is a central topic in Materials Science because it initiates most phase transformations. When a new phase appears within an existing phase, seeds must form before growth can occur within the given volume. The study of nucleation treats the very early stages, which involve only a limited number of atoms or molecules. It is a branch of fundamental research which has far-reaching implications for processes where nucleation is of paramount relevance to phase and microstructure selection. The development of any new material or processing route always leads to renewed interest in the topic.

Description: 30 Years after the appearance of the classic book by Born and Huang on the Dynamical Theory of Crystal Lattices, the present volume untertakes to present the field in the light of the extensive progress that has been made in the last three decades.