Prasad Electronic Structure of Materials

1. Auflage 2013
ISBN: 978-1-4665-0470-7
Verlag: Taylor & Francis
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 469 Seiten

This book is a compilation of lecture notes from a course on the electronic structure of materials targeted at students in physics and materials science. The book covers the fundamentals of electronic structure, methods to calculate the electronic structure of solids, calculation of some properties, and some applications. It presents the fundamentals of electronic structure and its important applications to a wide variety of materials with emphasis on materials of current interest. This book shows how materials can be understood based on the basic principles of physics. Some basic knowledge of quantum mechanics, statistical mechanics, and condensed matter physics is recommended.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Prasad, Rajendra

Fachgebiete

• Naturwissenschaften Physik Thermodynamik Festkörperphysik, Kondensierte Materie
• Technische Wissenschaften Maschinenbau | Werkstoffkunde Technische Mechanik | Werkstoffkunde Materialwissenschaft: Elektronik, Optik

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction. Problem of Interacting Electrons and Ions. Density Functional Theory. Energy Band Theory. Methods of Electronic Structure Calculations for Ordered Materials. Electronic Structure of Disordered Alloys. Ab Initio Molecular Dynamics. Materials Design Using Electronic Structure Tools. Amorphous Materials. Surfaces, Interfaces, and Multilayers. Clusters and Nanowires. Graphene and Topological Insulators. Ferroelectric and Multiferroic Materials. High Tc Materials. Spintronics Materials. Battery Materials.