Micro- and Macro-Properties of Solids

Each of the eight chapters treats an important aspect of solid state physics, comprising a complete review of the particular field. Typically, a chapter starts with basic information about a property of a solid and the related experimental techniques. This is followed by a global overview which brings together all important contributions by different research workers in the field. This overview is comprehensive and covers essential literature over the past 60 years. Each chapter concludes with a detailed discussion of the contributions made by the authors of the book and their associates during the last 45 years. The book provides data on new materials like rare earth metals, semiconductors, ferroelectrics, mixed valence compounds, superionic conductors, optical and optoelectronic materials and biomaterials.