From Space to Earth

From Space to Earth

Author: John Perlin

Publisher: Earthscan

Published: 1999

Total Pages: 252

ISBN-13: 9780937948149

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"... Tracks the evolution of photovoltaics from its shaky nineteenth-century beginnings ... to its current position as an indispensible and versatile power source."--Dust jacket.


Microstructure and Properties of Micro- and Nanoscale Materials, Films, and Coatings (NAP 2019)

Microstructure and Properties of Micro- and Nanoscale Materials, Films, and Coatings (NAP 2019)

Author: Alexander D. Pogrebnjak

Publisher: Springer Nature

Published: 2020-01-28

Total Pages: 407

ISBN-13: 9811517428

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This book presents the findings of experimental and theoretical (including first-principles molecular dynamics simulation) studies of nanostructured and nanocomposite metal-based materials, and nanoscale multilayer coatings fabricated by physical or chemical vapor deposition, magnetron sputtering, electrospark alloying, ionic layer absorption, contact melting, and high-current electron beam irradiation. It also discusses novel methods of nanocomposite formation, as well as the structure of the deposited films, coatings and other nanoscale materials, their elemental and phase composition, and their physical–mechanical, tribological, magnetic and electrical properties. Lastly, it explores the influence of a various surface modification methods, such as thermal annealing, pulsed laser modification, and thermomechanical and ultrasonic treatment, as well as different properties of nanostructured films.