"Version: 20221201"--Title page verso.Includes bibliographical references.1. Introduction -- 1.1. Why this book?2. Amorphous materials via atomic-scale modeling -- 2.1. The inspiring role of Glass Science -- 2.2. From experiments to modelling : toward a connection with atomic-scale tools -- 2.3. Accessing properties : direct and reciprocal space -- 2.4. Describing the network topology -- 2.5. C…
"Version: 20190701"--Title page verso.Includes bibliographical references.1. Amorphous Si TFT -- 1.1. Thin-film transistor (TFT) -- 1.2. TFT configurations and structures -- 1.3. a-Si TFTs on polyimide foil substrates -- 1.4. Effects of uniaxial and biaxial strain on TFTs -- 1.5. TFTs on stainless steel foil substrates -- 1.6. TFTs on clear plastic (CP) foil substrates -- 1.7. Minimizing the sh…
"Version: 20190701"--Title page verso.Includes bibliographical references.part I. Energy devices. 1. Supercapacitors -- 1.1. Types of capacitors -- 1.2. Graphene supercapacitor -- 1.3. Fiber supercapacitor -- 1.4. Two-ply yarn supercapacitor -- 1.5. Discussion and conclusions2. Batteries -- 2.1. Electrical battery -- 2.2. Lithium-ion microbattery -- 2.3. Lithium-ion paper battery with free-stan…
"Version: 20220901"--Title page verso.Includes bibliographical references.1. Introduction -- 1.1. What is this book about? -- 1.2. The evolution of the Universe -- 1.3. The evolution of human thought -- 1.4. The birth of modern physics -- 1.5. Life sciences and their contribution to understanding the world2. Materials science and life sciences -- 2.1. The impact of the production and use of mat…
"Version: 20201201"--Title page verso.Includes bibliographical references.part I. Biochar : feedstocks, production, and characterization. 1. Introduction to the biochar world with a focus on new possible applications / Thomas R. Miles -- 2. Controlling the conversion of biomass to biochar / Paola Giudicianni, Raffaele Ragucci and Ond?erej Ma?esek -- 3. Large scale biochar production and activat…
"Version: 20250701"--Title page verso.Includes bibliographical references.1. Silicon--evolution -- 1.1. Introduction -- 1.2. Physical properties -- 1.3. Chemical properties -- 1.4. Electronic properties -- 1.5. Thermal properties -- 1.6. Mechanical properties -- 1.7. Scaling--present trends -- 1.8. Summary2. Silicon--types -- 2.1. Introduction -- 2.2. Crystalline silicon -- 2.3. Amorphous silic…
"Version: 20200701"--Title page verso.Includes bibliographical references.1. Introduction -- 2. The theoretical frameworks -- 2.1. The first-principles method -- 2.2. The generalized tight-binding model and others3. Experimental measurements -- 3.1. LEED and TEM -- 3.2. STM, STS, SP-STM and SP-STS -- 3.3. ARPES and SP-ARPES -- 3.4. SQUID4. Monolayer C-, Si-, Ge-, Sn- and Pb-based materials -- 4…
"Version: 20221201"--Title page verso.Includes bibliographical references.1. Introduction -- 1.1. Chemical vapour phase deposition -- 1.2. Overview of thin film characterization techniques -- 1.3. Theoretical modelling and simulations2. Common CVD reactor setups -- 2.1. General -- 2.2. Classification of CVD reactors3. CVD processes on an atomic level -- 3.1. Introduction -- 3.2. Chemical reacti…
"Version: 20161201"--Title page verso.Includes bibliographical references.Preface -- 1. Introduction -- part I. Mathematical theory of composite materials2. Material properties and governing equations -- 2.1. Introduction -- 2.2. Conductivity and elasticity -- 2.3. Abstract Hilbert space framework -- 2.4. Boundary value problems -- 2.5. Geometry of local spaces3. Composite materials -- 3.1. Mat…
"Version: 20160501"--Title page verso.EPUB version includes embedded videos.Includes bibliographical references.9. Mistakes made and lessons learnt -- 9.1. Windscale--Pile 1 -- 9.2. Three Mile Island--Reactor 2 -- 9.3. Chernobyl--Reactor 4 -- 9.4. Fukushima Daiichi -- 9.5. How do the incidents compare?8. Materials and nuclear fusion -- 8.1. Atomic background and recap -- 8.2. Requirements for f…