Handbook of Advanced Electronic and Photonic Materials and Devices, Ten-Volume Set [Hardcover]

Hari Singh Nalwa (Editor)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0125137451 | ISBN-13: 978-0125137454 | Publication Date: October 23, 2000 | Edition: 1

Electronic and photonic materials discussed in this handbook are the key elements of continued scientific and technological advances in the 21st century. The electronic and photonic materials comprising this handbook include semiconductors, superconductors, ferroelectrics, liquid crystals, conducting polymers, organic and superconductors, conductors, nonlinear optical and optoelectronic materials, electrochromic materials, laser materials, photoconductors, photovoltaic and electroluminescent materials, dielectric materials, nanostructured materials, supramolecular and self-asemblies, silicon and glasses, photosynthetic and respiratory proteins, etc, etc. Some of these materials have already been used and will be the most important components of the semiconductor and photonic industries, computers, internet, information processing and storage, telecommunications, satellite communications, integrated circuits, photocopiers, solar cells, batteries, light-emitting diodes, liquid crystal displays, magneto-optic memories, audio and video systems, recordable compact discs, video cameras, X-ray technology, color imaging, printing, flat-panel displays, optical waveguides, cable televisions, computer chips, molecular-sized transistors and switches, as well as other emerging cutting edge technologies. Electronic and photonic materials are expected to grow to a trillion-dollar industry in the new millennium and will be the most dominating forces in the emerging new technologies in the fields of science and engineering. This handbook is a unique source of the in-depth knowledge of synthesis, processing, fabrication, spectroscopy, physical properties and applications of electronic and photonic materials covering everything for today's and developing future technologies.
This handbook consists of over one hundred state-of-the-art review chapters written by more than 200 world leading experts from 25 different countries. With more than 23,000 bibliographic citations and several thousands of figures, tables, photographs, chemical structures and equations, this handbook is an invaluable major reference source for scientists and students working in the field of materials science, solid-state physics, chemistry, electrical and optical engineering, polymer science, device engineering and computational engineering, photophysics, data storage and information technology and technocrats, everyone who is involved in science and engineering of electronic and photonic materials.

Key Features
* This is the first handbook ever published on electronic and photonic materials
* 10 volumes summarize the advances in electronic and photonic materials made over past the two decades
* This handbook is a unique source of the in-depth knowledge of synthesis, processing, spectroscopy, physical properties and applications of electronic and photonic materials
* Over 100 state-of-the-art review chapters written by more than 200 leading experts from 25 different countries
* About 25,000 bibliographic citations and several thousand figures, tables, photographs, chemical structures and equations
* Easy access to electronic and photonic materials from a single reference
* Each chapter is self-contained with cross references
* Single reference having all inorganic, organic and biological materials
* Witten in very clear and concise fashion for easy understanding of structure property relationships in electronic and photonic materials

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From the Back Cover

The Handbook of Advanced Electronic and Photonic Materials consolidates up-to-date research developments in semiconductors, superconductors, ferroelectrics, silicon-based materials, glasses, liquid crystals, light-emitting materials, conducting polymers, sol-gel materials, nonlinear optical and optoelectronic materials, electrochromic materials, laser materials, photoconductors, photovoltaic materials, low-k dielectrics, nanostructured materials, supramolecular and self-asemblies, functional polymers, photosynthetic and respiratory proteins, etc. The device applications of these materials have also been discussed in current semiconductor and photonic industries, computers, internet, information processing and storage, telecommunications, satellite communications, integrated circuits, optical fibers, microlasers, photocopiers, solar cells, batteries, light-emitting diodes, liquid crystal displays, magneto-optic memories, audio and video systems, recordable compact discs, video cameras, X-ray technology, color imaging, printing, flat-panel displays, optical waveguides, cable televisions, computer chips, nanotechnology, molecular-sized transistors and switches, as well as other emerging cutting edge technologies.

Key Features
(1) First handbook ever published on Electronic and Photonic Materials and Devices.
(2) Most up-to-date reference work drawing on past two decades of pioneering research in both novel materials and devices.
(3) 10 Volume set is a unique source of the in-depth knowledge of synthesis, processing, fabrication, characterization, spectroscopy, physical properties and device applications of electronic and photonic materials.
(4) Over 100 state-of-the-art review chapters written by more than 200 world-leading experts from 25 different countries.
(5) Over 25,000 bibliographic citations and several thousands of figures, tables, photographs, chemical structures and equations.
(6) A multidisciplinary reference source for scientists and students working in the field of materials science, solid-state physics, electrical and optical engineering, chemistry, polymer science, ceramic and aerospace engineering, device and computational engineering, photophysics, biotechnology, data storage and information technology and technocrats

About the Author

Dr. H. S. Nalwa is the Managing Director of the Stanford Scientific Corporation, Los Angeles, California. He was Head of Department and R&D Manager at the Ciba Specialty Chemicals Corporation in Los Angeles (1999-2000) and a staff scientist at the Hitachi Research Laboratory, Hitachi Ltd., Japan (1990-1999). He has authored more than 150 scientific articles and 18 patents on electronic and photonic materials and devices. He has edited the following books: Ferroelectric Polymers (Marcel Dekker, 1995), Nonlinear Optics of Organic Molecules and Polymers (CRC Press, 1997), Organic Electroluminescent Materials and Devices (Gordon & Breach, 1997), Handbook of Organic Conductive Molecules and Polymers, Vol. 1-4 (John Wiley & Sons, 1997), Low and High Dielectric Constant Materials Vol. 1-2 (Academic Press, 1999), Handbook of Nanostructured Materials and Nanotechnology, Vol. 1-5 (Academic Press, 1999), Handbook of Advanced Electronic and Photonic Materials and Devices, Vol. 1-10 (Academic Press, 2000), Advanced Functional Molecules and Polymers, Vol. 1-4 (Gordon & Breach, 2001), Photodetectors and Fiber Optics (Academic Press, 2001), Supramolecular Photosensitive and Electroactive Materials (Academic Press, 2001), Nanostructured Materials and Nanotechnology (Academic Press, 2001), Handbook of Thin Film Materials, Vol. 1-5 (Academic Press, 2001), and Handbook of Surfaces and Interfaces of Materials, Vol. 1-5 (Academic Press, 2001). The Handbook of Nanostructured Materials and Nanotechnology (Vol. 1-5) edited by him received the 1999 Award of Excellence from the Association of American Publishers.Dr. Nalwa serves on the editorial board of the Journal of Macromolecular Science-Physics, Applied Organometallic Chemistry (1993-1999), International Journal of Photoenergy,andPhotonics Science News. He was the founder and Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Porphyrin

Product Details

• Hardcover: 3366 pages
• Publisher: Academic Press; 1 edition (October 23, 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0125137451
• ISBN-13: 978-0125137454
• Product Dimensions: 18.1 x 12 x 6.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 28.5 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
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5.0 out of 5 stars ANOTHER AWARD WINNER! A MUST-HAVE for R&D labs and libraries, October 16, 2000

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This review is from: Handbook of Advanced Electronic and Photonic Materials and Devices, Ten-Volume Set (Hardcover)

The Handbook of Advanced Electronic and Photonic Materials and Devices is among the most imformative and authorative handbooks on advanced electronic and photonic materials and devices. In fact, it is the very FIRST handbook ever published on Electronic and Photonic Materials and Devices! It contains extremely up-to-date reference work on past two decades of pioneering research in both novel materials and devices; it covers the synthesis, processing, fabrication, characterization, spectroscopy, physical properties and device applications of electronic and photonic materials. In all, it contains over 100 state-of-the-art review chapters written by more than 200 world-leading experts from 25 different countries. As a chief technologist and a practicing engineer working in a R&D lab for a multi-national, multi-billion-dollar-strong semiconductor IC company, I regard this handbook as extremely useful since nowadays the difficulties in developing state-of-the-art sub-0.13 micron CMOS processes & devices are almost ALWAYS associated with the material properties of Si! I have found the Vol. 2 of this handbook to be particularly interesting and useful, as the studies and the reviews on the research on the advancement of material science become critically important and valuble for practical engineers (E.E. or Ch.E).

Since Dr. Nalwa's previous handbook that was published last year on "Handbook of Nanostructured Materials and Nanotechnology" received 1999 Award of Excellence in Engineering Handbooks from the Association of American Publishers, I have high hope that this set of handbook on Advanced Electronic and Photonic Materials and Devices will also be a big award-winner! This book is a must-have for R&D labs and universities libraries.