Overview
- Uses straightforward language to explain the mathematical beauty of thermodynamics
- Offers a step-by-step procedure for computing all thermodynamic properties
- Highlights the two most important concepts: the fundamental equation of thermodynamics and chemical potential
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Table of contents (15 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Back Matter
Keywords
- Thermodynamics textbook
- Chemical Potential
- Fundamental Equation of Thermodynamics
- Internal Energy
- Enthalpy
- Entropy
- Free Energy
- Thermodynamics of Materials
- Phase Equilibria
- Chemical Reactions
- Reaction Equilibria
- Electrochemistry
- Energy Conversion
- Maxwell Relations
- Property Relations
- Thermodynamic Properties
- Laws of Thermodymamics
About this book
The textbook employs a plain language to explain the thermodynamic concepts and quantities. It embraces the mathematical beauty and rigor of Gibbs thermodynamics through the fundamental equation of thermodynamics from which all thermodynamic properties of a material can be derived. However, a reader with basic first-year undergraduate calculus skills will be able to get through the book without difficulty. One unique feature of this textbook is the descriptions of the step-by-step procedures for computing all the thermodynamic properties from the fundamental equation of thermodynamics and all the thermodynamic energies from a set of common, experimentally measurable thermodynamic properties, supplemented with ample numerical examples.
Another unique feature of this textbook is its emphasis on the concept of chemical potential and its applications to phase equilibria in single component systems and binary solutions, chemical reaction equilibria, and lattice and electronic defects in crystals. The concept of chemical potential is introduced at the very beginning of the book together with temperature and pressure. It avoids or minimizes the use of terms such as molar Gibbs free energy, partial molar Gibbs free energy, or Gibbs potential because molar Gibbs free energy or partial molar Gibbs free energy is precisely the chemical potential of a material or a component. It is the chemical potential that determines the stability of chemical species, compounds, and phases and their tendency to chemically react to form new species, transform to new physical state, and migrate from one spatial location to another. Therefore, it is the chemical potential differences or gradients that driveessentially all materials processes of interest.
A reader after finishing reading the book is expected to not only achieve a high-level fundamental understanding of thermodynamics but also acquire the analytical skills of applying thermodynamics to determining materials equilibrium and driving forces for materials processes.
Authors and Affiliations
About the author
Prof. Chen is the Editor-in-Chief for npj Computational Materials published by Springer Nature. He is a fellow of several major professional materials societies including Materials Research Society (MRS), The Metals, Minerals and Materials (TMS) Society, the American Ceramic Society (ACerS), and American Society for Metals (ASM) International as well as a fellow of the American Physical Society (APS) and of American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS). He has received many awards for his research including the 2014 MRS Materials Theory Award, the Humboldt Prize, and a Guggenheim Fellowship.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Thermodynamic Equilibrium and Stability of Materials
Authors: Long-Qing Chen
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-13-8691-6
Publisher: Springer Singapore
eBook Packages: Chemistry and Materials Science, Chemistry and Material Science (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd. 2022
Hardcover ISBN: 978-981-13-8690-9Published: 17 December 2021
Softcover ISBN: 978-981-13-8693-0Published: 07 January 2023
eBook ISBN: 978-981-13-8691-6Published: 01 January 2022
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XIX, 455
Number of Illustrations: 96 b/w illustrations, 7 illustrations in colour
Topics: Thermodynamics, Engineering Thermodynamics, Heat and Mass Transfer, Theoretical and Computational Chemistry, Chemistry/Food Science, general