Photoinduced Phase Transitions (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9789812387639)

A new class of insulating solids was recently discovered. When irradiated by a few visible photons, these solids give rise to a macroscopic excited domain that has new structural and electronic orders quite different from the starting ground state. This occurrence is called "photoinduced phase transition", and this multi-authored book reviews recent theoretical and experimental studies of this new phenomenon.Why and how do photoexcited few electrons finally result in an excited domain with a macroscopic size? How is the resultant photoinduced phase different from the ordinary thermal-induced phase? This review volume answers those essential questions.This book has been selected for coverage in: - CC / Physical, Chemical & Earth Sciences- Index to Scientific Book Contents(R) (ISBC)

Author: Keiichiro Nasu
ISBN-10: 9812387633
ISBN-13: 9789812387639
Publisher: World Scientific Publishing Company
Language: English
Published: 09/10/2004
Pages: 356
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.41lbs
Size: 9.22h x 6.10w x 0.92d