An Introduction to Microscopy -- Electron Optics -- The Transmission Electron Microscope -- TEM Specimens and Images -- The Scanning Electron Microscope -- Analytical Electron Microscopy -- Recent Developments.Scanning and stationary-beam electron microscopes have become an indispensable tool for both research and routine evaluation in materials science, the semiconductor industry, nanotechnolo…
Diffusion in Bulk Solids and Thin Films: Some Phenomenological Examples -- Solid State Diffusion and Bulk Properties -- Atomistic Computer Simulation of Diffusion -- Bulk and Grain Boundary Diffusion in Intermetallic Compounds -- Diffusion Barriers in Semiconductor Devices/Circuits -- Reactive Phase Formation: Some Theory and Applications -- Metal Diffusion in Polymers and on Polymer Surfaces -…
Theoretical Background -- Experimental Techniques -- Luminescent Minerals -- Interpretation of Luminescence Centers -- Applications of Laser-Induced Time-Resolved Spectroscopic Techniques -- Minerals Prospecting -- Minerals Radiometric Sorting -- Identification of Minerals -- Waste Storage Geomaterials -- Luminescent Bio-Minerals -- Conclusion.Luminescence Spectroscopy of Minerals and Materials…