Electronic Structure of Materials

Sutton, Adrian P.

ISBN 10: 0198517548 / ISBN 13: 9780198517542

Published by Cary, North Carolina, U.S.A.: Oxford Univ Pr on Demand, 1993

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Electronic Structure of Materials
• Publisher: Cary, North Carolina, U.S.A.: Oxford Univ Pr on Demand
• Publication Date: 1993
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0198517548
• ISBN 13: 9780198517542
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: Fair
• Seller catalogs:
  • science

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Synopsis

In recent years, researchers have increasingly recognized the dominant role of the local atomic environment in controlling the electronic structure and properties of materials. This recognition has spawned the "real-space" approach that provides a coherent framework for the study of perfect and defective crystals and non-crystalline materials. In addition to presenting these ideas, this text details the reciprocal-space approach--exemplified in band theory--and draws powerful links between the two approaches. The book includes illustrations and examples of many up-to-date calculations based on density functional theory that are used today as predictive tools in materials science. Throughout the book, the mathematical complexity is kept to a minimum, while comprehensive problem sets allow readers to master the fundamental concepts. The text provides for students in materials science, physics, and chemistry a unique introduction to predictive modelling of the electronic structure and properties in today's materials.

About the Author

Adrian P. Sutton is at Linacre College, Oxford.