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The Atomistic Nature of Crystal Growth

  • Basic theoretical explanation of the various methods of crystal growth
  • Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

Part of the book series: Springer Series in Materials Science (SSMATERIALS, volume 43)

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Table of contents (19 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages I-XIII
  2. Introduction and Background

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
    2. Introduction

      • Boyan Mutaftschiev
      Pages 3-6
    3. Thermodynamics

      • Boyan Mutaftschiev
      Pages 7-22
    4. Statistical Thermodynamics

      • Boyan Mutaftschiev
      Pages 23-39
  3. Equilibria

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 41-41
    2. The Surface Tension of Crystals

      • Boyan Mutaftschiev
      Pages 61-72
    3. Thin Films, Surface Roughening, and Surface Alloys

      • Boyan Mutaftschiev
      Pages 103-121
    4. Equilibrium Between a Small and a Large Phase

      • Boyan Mutaftschiev
      Pages 123-145
    5. Equilibrium Shapes of Crystals

      • Boyan Mutaftschiev
      Pages 147-180
  4. Nucleation

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 181-181
    2. Homogeneous Nucleation; the Phase Approach

      • Boyan Mutaftschiev
      Pages 183-199
    3. Homogeneous Nucleation; the Chemical Approach

      • Boyan Mutaftschiev
      Pages 201-226
    4. Nucleation on a Foreign Substrate

      • Boyan Mutaftschiev
      Pages 227-248
    5. Some Specific Cases of Nucleation

      • Boyan Mutaftschiev
      Pages 249-266
    6. Time-Dependent Nucleation Kinetics

      • Boyan Mutaftschiev
      Pages 267-276
  5. Crystal Growth

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 277-277
    2. Elementary Processes on the Surface of a Crystal

      • Boyan Mutaftschiev
      Pages 279-289

About this book

Crystal growth and nucleation are treated in the specialized literature in different ways depending on the discipline in question (physics, physical chemistry, chemical engineering) and on the theoretical approaches (atomistic vs continuum approach as regards crystal growth, phase vs chemical concept as regards nucleation). This book relates the different approaches to one another, giving preference to atomistic treatments by the methods of statistical thermodynamics and chemical kinetics. This unified approach also facilitates an understanding of some related phenomena of surface physics, such as adsorption, wetting etc. The book allows research novices and graduate students to get an insight into the physics of the phenomena and to interpret some of the experimental results.

Reviews

From the reviews of the first edition:

"Crystal nucleation and crystal growth are often treated in different ways in the specialized literature, depending on whether the dominant discipline is physics or chemical physics. This book by B. Mutaftschiev (Paris VI and VII) is a welcome attempt to unify both these approaches. … The main appeal of this book is certainly the broad range of topics covered, many of which never appeared in book-form before. … All by all, this book provides a useful addition to the existing literature on these difficult topics." (Marc Baus, Physicalia, Vol. 38 (4), 2002)

"This is a book for readers who wish to have a theoretical understanding of the factors and phenomena that influence and determine the growth of crystals at the atomic or molecular level. … Will this book aid, in a practical way, the ‘crystal growth industry’ to achieve purer, better quality, larger, etc., crystal specimens? The answer is, probably yes ... . Finally, it is a specific, reference book … for the well informed, non-specialist physicist or chemist." (Brian W. Lucas, The Physicist, Vol. 38 (6), 2001)

"This book seeks to bring together the approaches from the several disciplines that focus on the increasingly important and studied topics of crystal growth and nucleation, using statistical thermodynamics and chemical kinetics as unifying treatments. An understanding of related topics such as surface absorption and wetting is also provided. The presentation is rigorous and clear, and the text is necessary reading for solid state chemists, chemical engineers and physicists working in this area." (ASLIB Book Guide, Vol. 66 (10), 2001)

Authors and Affiliations

  • Laboratoire de Minéralogie-Cristallographie, Universités de Paris VI et Paris VII, Paris, France

    Boyan Mutaftschiev

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eBook USD 169.00
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Softcover Book USD 219.99
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  • Compact, lightweight edition
  • Dispatched in 3 to 5 business days
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Hardcover Book USD 219.99
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  • Durable hardcover edition
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