Solid State Materials [Paperback]

Advances in solid state materials provide an importantdriving force in the development of modern society, playinga vital role in almost all aspects ofscience andtechnology. This book presents the contributions to aninternational workshop on solid state materials, organizedto providehands-on experience to scientists from a widerange of relevant disciplines.The topics discussed fallinto the categories solid state ionic materials, lasermaterials, semiconductors and superconducting materials.Advances in solid state materials provide an importantdriving force in the development of modern society, playinga vital role in almost all aspects ofscience andtechnology. This book presents the contributions to aninternational workshop on solid state materials, organizedto providehands-on experience to scientists from a widerange of relevant disciplines.The topics discussed fallinto the categories solid state ionic materials, lasermaterials, semiconductors and superconducting materials.1. Limiting Processes in Lithium Solid State Cells.- 2. Materials for Solid State Batteries.- 3. Polymer Batteries.- 4. Dynamical Properties of Fast Ion Conducting Borate Glasses.- 5. Layered Intercalation Compounds.- 6. Thin Films of Solid Electrolyte and Their Applications.- 7. Properties and Structure of Oxyfluoride Glasses.- 8. Quantum Microstructures and New Solid State Materials.- 9. (C10H21NH3)2PbI4: A natural quantum-well material.- 10. Physics and Applications of Electroluminescent Materials.- 11. An Overview of Nonlinear Optics of Liquid Crystals.- 12. Material Characterisation for Infrared Hybrid Arrays.- 13. Materials for Optical Fibre.- 14. Materials for Laser Spectroscopy: Rare earth doped alkaline earth fluorides.- 15. Magneto-optics of Semiconductors at High Magnetic Fields.- 16. Problems of Silicon Crystal for VLSI Applications.- 17. Molecular Beam Epitaxy.- 18. Studies on ITO/Si Junctions Prepared by Spray Pyrolysis Technique.- 19. Stoichiometry Control ofl³n