Applications of the Isotopic Effect in Solids
By: by Vladimir G. Plekhanov
Series: Springer Series in Materials Science -- 70; Springer series in materials science -- 70.
Publisher: Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Published: 2004
Place of publication: Berlin, Heidelberg
Language: eng
Format: [electronic resource] /
Number of pages: 334
ISBN-13: 9783642621376; 9783642185038
Subjects: Electronics; Physics; Surfaces (Physics); Optical materials
Description: This is the first book devoted to applications of the isotope effect in solids. It is addressed to physicists, chemists, electronic engineers and materials scientists alike, and is intended both as a tutorial and as a reference work. Readers intent on mastering the basics should start by reading the first few overview chapters and then delve into the descriptions of specific current applications to see how they actually work. Important future applications are also outlined, including information storage, materials for computer memories, quantum computers, isotopic fibers, isotopic optoelectronics, and quantum electronics.
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Table of contents: title: Introduction; title: Phonon Spectra of Solids: Indicator of Their Isotopic Purity; title: Thermal Properties; title: Isotopic Renormalization of the Electronic Excitation Energy Spectrum; title: Self-Diffusion in Isotopically Pure Materials and Heterostructures; title: Neutron Transmutative Doping; title: Optical Fiber; title: Laser Materials; title: Other Unexplored Applications of Isotopic Engineering; title: Conclusion.