Description
- Provides a thorough understanding of the chemistry and physics of defects, enabling the reader to manipulate them in the engineering of materials.
- Reinforces theoretical concepts by placing emphasis on real world processes and applications.
- Includes two kinds of end-of-chapter problems: multiple choice (to test knowledge of terms and principles) and more extensive exercises and calculations (to build skills and understanding).
- Supplementary material on crystallography and band structure are included in separate appendices.
About the Author
Richard J. D. Tilley, DSc, PhD, is Emeritus Professor in the School of Engineering at the University of Cardiff, Wales, UK. He has published extensively in the area of solid-state materials science, including 180 papers, fifteen book chapters, five textbooks, and numerous book reviews.
Book Information
ISBN 9780470077948
Author Richard J. D. Tilley
Format Hardback
Page Count 552
Imprint Wiley-Interscience
Publisher John Wiley & Sons Inc
Weight(grams) 875g
Dimensions(mm) 243mm * 161mm * 30mm