"Version: 20231101"--Title page verso.Includes bibliographical references.1. Crystal fundamentals -- 1.1. Crystal structures -- 1.2. Wave diffraction and the reciprocal lattice -- 1.3. Crystal binding -- 1.4. Exercises -- 1.5. Appendix : discrete symmetry operations2. Lattice vibrations and thermodynamics -- 2.1. Lattice vibrations -- 2.2. Lattice thermodynamics -- 2.3. Exercises3. Electronic p…
"Version: 202112"--Title page verso.Includes bibliographical references.1. Introduction -- 1.1. General introduction -- 1.2. Materials classification on the basis of symmetry -- 1.3. The basics of ferroelectricity and related phenomenon -- 1.4. Classification of ferroelectrics -- 1.5. Aurivillius oxides2. Odd number layered Aurivillius oxides -- 2.1. Single-layered oxides (m = 1) Bi2MoO6 and Bi…
"Version: 20221201"--Title page verso.Includes bibliographical references.1. Introduction / Yang Bai and Ilya Grinberg -- part I. Fundamental evolutions of ferroelectricity. 2. Theoretical advances in understanding complex ferroelectrics / Ilya Grinberg -- 3. Multiscale simulations of ferroelectric oxides / Jiawei Huang, Zhuang Qian, Yihao Hu, Qisheng Yu and Shi Liu -- 4. Functional simulation …
"Version: 20240701"--Title page verso.Includes bibliographical references.1. Introduction -- 1.1. The nature of light waves -- 1.2. The photon nature of light -- 1.3. The polarization states of light -- 1.4. The chemistry and physics of materials -- 1.5. Nonlinear optical (NLO) properties -- 1.6. Mechanical properties of organic crystals -- 1.7. Photonic integrated circuits (PICs)2. Properties …
"Version: 20180901"--Title page verso.Includes bibliographical references.1. Introduction -- 2. What is a liquid crystal? -- 2.1. Protons, electrons and atoms -- 2.2. Molecules -- 2.3. Phases of matter -- 2.4. Liquid crystal3. Light -- 3.1. What is light? -- 3.2. Polarised light -- 3.3. Circular polarisation -- 3.4. How is light affected by matter? -- 3.5. Light and anisotropic materials -- 3.6…