Materials Characterization Series

X-Ray Fluorescence Spectrometry and Its Applications to Archaeology: An Illustrated Guide

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04/28/2018

Mary Kate Donais and David George

This book serves as a practical guide for the application of XRF spectrometry to the study and understanding of archaeology. Early chapters serve as both an introduction to XRF theory and instrumentation as well as an introduction to field applications and practical aspects of archaeology and conservation. These early chapter thus provide those new to XRF and/or new to field archaeology a solid foundation on which to base further study.

Innovative Physiochemical Analysis of Liquid Systems

Innovative Physiochemical Analysis of Liquid Systems
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09/08/2016

Man Singh

An understanding of the physical and chemical behavior of liquids, especially mixtures and solutions, is absolutely essential to a wide variety of modern technology and industry—from pharmaceuticals, to surfactants, to novel materials for energy storage, thermal insulation to digital inks.

Characterization of Integrated Circuit Packaging Materials

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03/15/2010

Thomas M. Moore
Robert G. McKenna
C. Richard Brundle

With a particular emphasis on fabrication quality control, this volume in the Materials Characterization series focuses on characterization techniques used for critical junctures in package design like mold compound adhesion and strength, mechanical stress, moisture sensitivity, solderability of IC components, and interconnect systems.

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Characterization of Polymers

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01/13/2010

Ned J. Chou
Stephen P Kowalczyk
Ravi Saraf

Polymer are organic, often complex molecular compounds used as the building blocks for plastics, elastomers and various types of synthetic engineered materials. Polymer scientists and chemists are not always familiar with the characterization methods best used for polymeric materials. And knowing what characterization technology works best can make a huge difference in getting an accurate understanding of internal and surface microstructure and ultimately desired properties for the myriads of polymer applications in use today.

Characterization in Compound Semiconductor Processing

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11/24/2009

Gary E. McGuire
Yale E. Strausser
C. Richard Brundle

Compound semiconductors such as Gallium Arsenide, Gallium Aluminum Arsenide, and Indium Phosphide are often difficult to characterize and present a variety of challenges from substrate preparation, to epitaxial growth to dielectric film deposition to dopant introduction.

This book reviews the common classes of compound semiconductors, their physical, optical and electrical properties and the various types of methods used for characterizing them when analyzing for defects and application problems.

Characterization of Ceramics

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03/15/2010

Ronald Loehman
Series Editors: C. Richard Brundle, Charles A. Evans, Jr.

Ceramics are, in a general definition, materials that consist of man-made, inorganic, non-metallic solid material—either existing in a crystalline state or non-crystalline state (i.e., glasses). Materials characterization techniques are used to ensure the structural and surface integrity of ceramics for their use in a wide variety of applications, from thermal resistance to advanced electronic and optical technologies like fiber optics to structural uses.

Characterization of Organic Thin Films

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12/12/2009

Abraham Ulman
C. Richard Brundle
Charles A. Evans, Jr.

Thin films based upon organic materials are at the heart of much of the revolution in modern technology, from advanced electronics, to optics to sensors to biomedical engineering.

This volume in the Materials Characterization series introduces the major common types of analysis used in characterizing of thin films and the various appropriate characterization technologies for each. Materials such as Langmuir-Blodgett films and self-assembled monolayers are first introduced, followed by analysis of surface properties and the various characterization technologies used for such.

Characterization of Optical Materials

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03/08/2010

Gregory J. Exarhos
C. Richard Brundle
Charles A. Evans, Jr.

Optical materials are prized for their properties such as reflection, refraction, absorption, emission, scattering, and diffraction of light in wavelengths ranging from 100 nm to 10 mm. Because small surface or atomic structure defects can have significant affects on those properties, characterization techniques that are sensitive to structures at those scales are presented for the relative effectiveness and particular applications.

Characterization of Composite Materials

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04/01/2010

Hatsuo Ishida
C. Richard Brundle
Charles A. Evans, Jr.

Composite materials make their way into all aspects of modern technological society, but particularly so for applications requiring great strength and light weight such as in the aerospace industry. Because they are hybrid heterogeneous materials, they can be difficult to characterize with any one single methodology.

This volume in the Materials Characterization Series will guide engineers and technicians on which methods work best and what to look for when reading results, be they from X-Ray diffraction, or Nuclear Magnetic Imaging.

Characterization of Catalytic Materials

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03/15/2010

Israel E. Wachs
C. Richard Brundle
Charles A. Evans

Catalytic materials are essential to nearly every commercial and industrial chemical process in order to make reaction times faster and more efficient. Understanding the microstructure of such materials is essential to designing improved catalytic properties.

This volume in the materials characterization series reviews the more common types of characterization methods used for understanding surface and structural properties of most types of commercially used catalytic materials.

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