Nanostructured Films and Coatings (NATO Science Partnership Sub-Series: 3:)
Contributors: Gan-Moog Chow (Editor); Ilya A. Ovid'ko (Editor); Thomas Tsakalakos (Editor)
Edition: 1 edition
Publisher: Springer
Published: December 31, 1899
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 396
ISBN-13: 9780792362654
Subjects: Materials science; Semi-conductors & super-conductors; Thin films; Nanotechnology; Composite Materials; Surfaces (Technology); Technology; Technology & Industrial Arts; Science/Mathematics; Material Science; Technology / Material Science; Congresses; Nanostructured materials
First sentence: Nanocrystalline materials have become increasingly important both in fundamental and applied research because of their interesting properties which are altered compared to conventional microstructures due to effects of grain size and due to the disordered atomic structure of the interfacial regions.