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Quasicrystals - Fundamentals and Applications (Paperback)
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Quasicrystals - Fundamentals and Applications (Paperback)
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This book provides an interdisciplinary guide to quasicrystals, the
2011 Nobel Prize in Chemistry winning topic, by presenting an
up-to-date and detailed introduction to the many fundamental
aspects and applications of quasicrystals science. It reviews the
most characteristic features of the peculiar geometric order
underlying their structure and their reported intrinsic physical
properties, along with their potential for specific applications.
The role of quasiperiodic order in science and technology is also
examined by focusing on the new design capabilities provided by
this novel ordering of matter. This book is specifically devoted to
promoting the very notion of quasiperiodic order, and to spur its
physical implications and technological capabilities. It,
therefore, explores the fundamental aspects of intermetallic,
photonic, and phononic quasicrystals, as well as soft-matter
quasicrystals, including their intrinsic physical and structural
properties. In addition, it thoroughly discusses experimental data
and related theoretical approaches to explain them, extending the
standard treatment given in most current solid state physics
literature. It also explores exciting applications in new
technological devices of quasiperiodically ordered systems,
including multilayered quasiperiodic systems, along with 2D and 3D
designs, whilst outlining new frontiers in quasicrystals research.
This book can be used as a reader-friendly introductory text for
graduate students, in addition to senior scientists and researchers
coming from the fields of physics, chemistry, materials science,
and engineering. Key features: * Provides an updated and detailed
introduction to the interdisciplinary field of quasicrystals in a
tutorial style, considering both fundamental aspects and additional
freedom degrees provided by designs based on quasiperiodically
ordered materials. * Includes 50 fully worked out exercises with
detailed solutions, motivating, and illustrating the different
concepts and notions to provide readers with further learning
opportunities. * Presents a complete compendium of the current
state of the art knowledge of quasicrystalline matter, and outlines
future next generation materials based on quasiperiodically ordered
designs for their potential use in useful technological devices.
Dr. Enrique Macia-Barber is Professor of condensed matter physics
at the Universidad Complutense de Madrid. His research interests
include the thermoelectric properties of quasicrystals and DNA
biophysics. In 2010 he received the RSEF- BBVA Foundation
Excellence Physics Teaching Award. His book Aperiodic Structures in
Condensed Matter: Fundamentals and Applications (CRC Press,
Boca-Raton, 2009) is one of the Top Selling Physics Books according
to YBP Library Services.
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