Point Defects in Solids: General and Ionic Crystals - Softcover

Crawford, James H.; Slifkin, Lawrence M.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1468429728 ISBN 13: 9781468429725

Publisher: Springer, 2013

Synopsis

Crystal defects can no longer be thought of as a scientific curiosity, but must be considered an important aspect of solid-state science. This is largely because many of the more interesting properties of crystalline solids are disproportionately dominated by effects due to a tiny concentration of imperfections in an otherwise perfect lattice. The physics of such lattice defects is not only of significance in a great variety of applications, but is also interesting in its own right. Thus, an extensive science of point defects and dislocations has been constructed during the past two and a half decades. Stimulated by the technological and scientific interest in plasticity, there have appeared in recent years rather a large number of books dealing with dislocations; in the case of point defects, however, only very few broad and extensive treatments have been published. Thus, there are few compre­ hensive, tutorial sources for the scientist or engineer whose research ac­ tivities are affected by point defect phenomena, or who might wish to enter the field. It is partially to fill this need that the present treatise aims.

Edition details

• Publisher: Springer
• Publication date: 2013
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1468429728
• ISBN 13: 9781468429725
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 571