Solid State Physics: Preparation, Structure, Mechanical and Thermal Properties

Solid State Physics ......Page 3
Copyright Page ......Page 4
Contents ......Page 11
Contributors to Part A ......Page 5
Foreword to Volume 6 ......Page 7
Karl Lark-Horovitz ......Page 9
Contributors to Part B ......Page 13
Contents, Part B ......Page 15
1.1. Evaluation of Measurement ......Page 17
1.2. Solid State Physics ......Page 30
2.1. Purification ......Page 37
2.2. Detection of Impurities ......Page 45
2.3. The Control of Impurities in Solids ......Page 55
2.4. Single Crystal Growing ......Page 102
2.5. Preparation of Thin Films ......Page 138
2.6. Agglomeration ......Page 150
2.7. Preparation of Laboratory Glass Samples ......Page 155
2.8. Surface Preparation ......Page 163
2.9. Electron Microscopy of Surfaces ......Page 192
3.1. The Diffraction of Short-Wavelength Radiation by Matter ......Page 203
3.2. X-Ray Diffraction ......Page 219
3.3. Electron Diffraction Methods ......Page 262
3.4. Neutron Diffraction Methods ......Page 294
4.1. High-Precision Density Determination of Solids ......Page 299
4.2. Elastic, Anelastic, and Plastic Properties ......Page 307
4.3. Line Imperfections or Dislocations ......Page 337
4.4. Radiation Damage ......Page 373
4.5. Diffusion ......Page 380
5.1. Heat Capacity ......Page 391
5.2. Thermal Conductivity ......Page 401
6.2. The Generation of Static High Pressure ......Page 423
6.3. The Measurement of Pressure ......Page 430
6.4. The Measurement of Temperature at High Pressure ......Page 433
6.5. Dilatometric Measurements ......Page 434
6.6. Determination of Elastic Constants under Pressure ......Page 436
6.7. The Study of Phase Changes ......Page 437
6.8. Thermal Measurements ......Page 439
6.9. Dielectric Measurements ......Page 440
6.10. The Measurement of Electrical Resistance ......Page 441
6.11. Magnetic Measurements ......Page 445
6.12. Optical Measurements ......Page 446
6.13. Mechanical Properties of Solids under High Hydrostatic Pressure ......Page 448
6.14. Shock Wave Techniques ......Page 450
6.15. Miscellaneous ......Page 452
Author Index ......Page 455
Subject Index ......Page 474