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Divided roughly into two parts, the book describes the physical properties and device applications of hydrogenated amorphous silicon The first section is concerned with the atomic and electronic structure, and covers growth defects and doping and defect reactions. The emphasis is on the optical and electronic properties that result from the disordered structure. The second part of the book describes electronic conduction, recombination, interfaces, and multilayers. The special attribute of a-Si:H which makes it useful is the ability to deposit the material inexpensively over large areas, while retaining good semiconducting properties, and the final chapter discusses various applications and devices..
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The field of charge conduction in disordered materials is a rapidly evolving area owing to current and potential applications of these materials in various electronic devices

This text aims to cover conduction in disordered solids from fundamental physical principles and theories, through practical material development with an emphasis on applications in all areas of electronic materials.

• International group of contributors
• Presents basic physical concepts developed in this field in recent years in a uniform manner
• Brings up-to-date, in a one-stop source, a key evolving area in the field of electronic materials

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During the past decade, the importance of amorphous water-soluble substances has been increasingly recognised within the food and pharmaceutical industries. In response, Amorphous Food and Pharmaceutical Systems brings together current leading experts to contribute to this unique cross-disciplinary account of the subject. Coverage includes: water-compatible amorphous solids (physical, chemical behaviour), low water content systems (water as plasticizer); applications in food and pharmaceutical sciences and industries (processing and stability) along with state-of-the-art technology in food and pharmaceutical systems. This timely publication will be welcomed by academic and industrial researchers and professionals in the pharmaceuticals, food, materials and polymer sciences..
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Introduction to Magnetic Materials, 2nd Edition covers the basics of magnetic quantities, magnetic devices, and materials used in practice While retaining much of the original, this revision now covers SQUID and alternating gradient magnetometers, magnetic force microscope, Kerr effect, amorphous alloys, rare-earth magnets, SI Units alongside cgs units, and other up-to-date topics. In addition, the authors have added an entirely new chapter on information materials. The text presents materials at the practical rather than theoretical level, allowing for a physical, quantitative, measurement-based understanding of magnetism among readers, be they professional engineers or graduate-level students..
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The structure of a growth or an etch front on a surface is not only a subject of great interest from the practical point of view but also is of fundamental scientific interest. Very often surfaces are created under non-equilibrium conditions such that the morphology is not always smooth.

In addition to a detailed description of the characteristics of random rough surfaces, Experimental Methods in the Physical Sciences, Volume 37, Characterization of Amorphous and Crystalline Rough Surface-Principles and Applications will focus on the basic principles of real and diffraction techniques for quantitative characterization of the rough surfaces. The book thus includes the latest development on the characterization and measurements of a wide variety of rough surfaces. The complementary nature of the real space and diffraction techniques is fully displayed.

Key Features
* An accessible description of quantitative characterization of random rough surfaces and growth/etch fronts
* A detailed description of the principles, experimentation, and limitations of advanced real-space imaging techniques (such as atomic force microscopy) and diffraction techniques (such as light scattering, X-ray diffraction, and electron diffraction)
* Characterization of a variety of rough surfaces (e.g., self-affine, mounded, anisotropic, and two-level surfaces) accompanied by quantitative examples to illustrate the essence of the principles
* An insightful description of how rough surfaces are formed
* Presentation of the most recent examples of the applications of rough surfaces in various areas.
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The Suns light rays continuously strike the Earth's surface and could provide ten times the amount of electricity society consumes This represents an untapped natural resource that is only now being harvested. Photovoltaics (solar cell) is the field that strives to develop this energy resource. Typical polysilicon (multi-crystalline) solar modules have efficiencies around 14%. To improve efficiencies and reduce costs the exploration of new structures has been undertaken. High efficiency photovoltaic devices can be produced using a novel all silicon heterostructure. This book attempts to explore the passivation of the crystalline silicon (c-Si) surface with hydrogenated amorphous silicon films (a-Si:H). The critical parameter in determining the quality of passivation is the effective minority carrier lifetime of the c-Si/a-Si:H heterostructure. These lifetime measurements were performed with the novel, all optical, Photocarrier Radiometry (PCR) technique. This book is intended for those who are pursuing technological applications in c-Si/a-Si:H heterostructures, as well as to those in the PV field in dealing with surface passivation and lifetime measurements..
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