This book summarizes results on the creation of a new theory of condensation which has an impact on consideration of some microscopic effects left aside in the usual nucleation theories. In particular, the main idea of the authors' microscopic condensation theory is that it cons…
X-Ray Fluorescence analysis (XRF) is a multi-elemental and nondestructive analytical method used in research and industrial applications. This book provides self-contained modules featuring XRF instrumentation, quantification methods, and other applications. It gives a survey of…
Introduces the fabrication of superhydrophobic surfaces and some unique droplet behaviors during condensation and melting phase change on superhydrophobic surfaces, and discusses the relationship between droplet behavior and surface wettability. The contents in this book, which …
Introduces the fabrication of superhydrophobic surfaces and some unique droplet behaviors during condensation and melting phase change on superhydrophobic surfaces, and discusses the relationship between droplet behavior and surface wettability. The contents in this book, which …
The continual downscaling of the thickness of the SiO 2 layer in the complementary metal oxide semiconductor (CMOS) transistors has been one of the main driving forces behind the growth of the semiconductor industry for past 20-30 years. The gate dielectric works as a capacitor …
The properties of specific heat, thermal conductivity, and heat flow were studied in polycrystalline materials of the form A2BX 4, like: Cs2CoCl4, Cs2ZnI4, [N(CH3)4]2CoCl4 and (NHa) 2CrO4 elaborated by the methods of quick and slow evaporation, as well as, in vitreous materials …
The phase-induced phase transition in zinc sulfide is studied using a constant-pressure ab initio technique. The reversible phase transition from the zinc-blende structure to a rock-salt structure is successfully reproduced through the simulations. The transformation mechanism a…
Rare-earth element and transition metals doped AlN, GaN and BN films were successfully grown using reactive magnetron sputtering. The structural, optical and luminescence properties of these nitride films were then studied using Scanning Electron Microscopy, X-rays diffraction, …
This dissertation focuses on the study of ferromagnetism in Dilute Magnetic Semiconductors and Heavy Fermion Systems. To study these strongly correlated electronic systems, two non-perturbative techniques are used: the Dynamical Mean Field Approximation (DMFA) and the Dynamical …
This thesis is organized in two independent parts, in which I study two different aspects of high Tc superconductivity. The first part begins with an introduction aimed to briefly introduce some relevant experimental and theoretical works performed in recent years, that have hel…
We have obtained ultraviolet and vacuum ultraviolet electroreflectance spectra of GaN and a series of AlGaN samples. The spectra obtained from them include the fundamental and the next higher energy transitions around the E1 critical point. This is the first report of vacuum ult…