Supermaterials (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780792368083)

What is a supermaterial? A concise definition is by no means obvious, but a clue can be obtained from the topics discussed here..
In addition to superconductors, the reader will encounter magnetic effects of many kinds, including giant and even colossal ones, organic conductors, photoconductors, and even 400-year-old Japanese ceramics. Processing is a prominent pursuit in supermaterials research, especially but not exclusively of the superconductors. The papers on characterisation and theory break new ground, particularly in pursuit of new optoelectronic phenomena. The parade of new materials recently synthesised, often containing four or more elements, is surprising. But it is in it reporting of new applications that the book stands out: from circuits to sensors, supermaterials are making their impact on society.

Author: Rudi Cloots
ISBN-10: 0792368088
ISBN-13: 9780792368083
Publisher: Springer
Language: English
Published: 01/31/2001
Pages: 228
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.14lbs
Size: 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.56d

Review Citation(s):
Scitech Book News 06/01/2001 pg. 55