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Handbook of Crystal Growth
Fundamentals
This newly revised and updated handbook provides a comprehensive compendium on crystal growth, documenting authoritatively fundamentals and applications
Tatau Nishinaga (Edited by)
9780444563699, Elsevier Science
Multiple-component retail product, published 14 November 2014
1214 pages, 50 illustrations
23.4 x 19 x 5.5 cm, 3.16 kg
"...any library in the materials science or chemical engineering departments of universities should carry these volumes.... I would recommend it to academics in the crystal growth field who want to have a complete reference work they can use to ensure their students are well grounded in the fundamentals and also to industrial crystal-growers who now and then need to understand why it is that what they do actually works." --Advanced Materials
Volume IAHandbook of Crystal Growth, 2nd Edition (Fundamentals: Thermodynamics and Kinetics) Volume IA addresses the present status of crystal growth science, and provides scientific tools for the following volumes: Volume II (Bulk Crystal Growth) and III (Thin Film Growth and Epitaxy). Volume IA highlights thermodynamics and kinetics. After historical introduction of the crystal growth, phase equilibria, defect thermodynamics, stoichiometry, and shape of crystal and structure of melt are described. Then, the most fundamental and basic aspects of crystal growth are presented, along with the theories of nucleation and growth kinetics. In addition, the simulations of crystal growth by Monte Carlo, ab initio-based approach and colloidal assembly are thoroughly investigated. Volume IBHandbook of Crystal Growth, 2nd Edition (Fundamentals: Transport and Stability) Volume IB discusses pattern formation, a typical problem in crystal growth. In addition, an introduction to morphological stability is given and the phase-field model is explained with comparison to experiments. The field of nanocrystal growth is rapidly expanding and here the growth from vapor is presented as an example. For the advancement of life science, the crystal growth of protein and other biological molecules is indispensable and biological crystallization in nature gives many hints for their crystal growth. Another subject discussed is pharmaceutical crystal growth. To understand the crystal growth, in situ observation is extremely powerful. The observation techniques are demonstrated.
Volume 1A1. Crystal Growth Through the Ages: A historical Perspective 2. Phase Equilibria3. Atomistic Calculation of Defect Thermodynamics in Crystalline Silicon4. Stoichiometry of oxide crystal5. Equilibrium shape of crystals6. Rough-smooth transition of step and surface7. Theory of nucleation8. Growth Kinetics - basics of crystal growth mechanism9. Structure of melt and liquid alloys10. Monte Carlo Simulations of Crystal Growth 11. Ab initio-based approach to crystal growth: Chemical potential analysis12. Simulation of epitaxial growth by means of density functional theory, kinetic Monte Carlo, and phase field methods13. Controlled Colloidal Assembly: Experimental Modeling of Crystallization Volume 1B1. Morphological stability2. Phase-field models3. Dendritic Growth4. Grain growth in the melt5. Growth of semiconductor nanocrystals6. Crystallization of Proteins7. Biological Crystallization8. Crystallization of Pharmaceutical Crystals9. Crystallization of Chiral Molecules10. In-situ observation of crystal growth by scanning electron microscopy11. In-situ observation of crystal growth and flows by optical techniques 12. Snow and Ice Crystal Growth13. Crystal Growth of Quasicrystals
Subject Areas: Crystallography [PNT]
