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Handbook of Spintronics – David Awschalom, Junsaku Nitta & Yongbing Xu (Eds.)

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The Handbook of Spintronics will be a 1500+pp, multi-volume large format reference work covering all aspects of spintronics. Published by Springer-SBM in collaboration with Canopus Academic Publishing, it will form part of the Springer Major Reference Work series. It will be published in both conventional (print) format and online through the Springer e-book programme.

Over three volumes, the Handbook of Spintronics will cover all aspects of spintronics science and technology, including fundamental physics, materials properties and processing, established and emerging device technology and applications.

Editors-in-Chief:

Professor David Awschalom
University of California
Santa Barbara
USA

Professor Junsaku Nitta
Tohoku University
Japan

Professor Yongbing Xu
University of York
UK

For further details, see the project website.

Handbook of Visual Display Technology – Janglin Chen, Wayne Cranton & Mark Fihn (Eds.)

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This comprehensive reference source covers the history, science, technology, economic and human interface factors associated with the electronic imaging and displays industry. An invaluable compilation of information for industry and academia alike, this handbook will act as a single reference source with expert contributions from display professionals and academic researchers from around the world. The broad ranging content illuminates the topic from all angles: from the human (vision, ergonomics) through the physical/technological (light science, display technology) to the various applications and markets.

Editors-in-Chief:
Janglin Chen (ITRI, Taiwan)
Wayne Cranton (Nottingham Trent University, UK)
Mark Fihn (Veritas et Visus, USA)

Editorial Board:
Karlheinz Blankenbach (University of Applied Sciences Pforzheim, Germany)
Stan Brotherton (TFT Consultant, UK)
Jon Peddie (Jon Peddie Research, USA)
Peter Raynes (University of Oxford, UK)
Jannick Rolland (University of Rochester, USA)

Further details for contributors, including author guidelines, are available on the Springer website.

Extent: Approx. 2000pp, 2 volumes
ISBN: 978-3-540-79567-4
Publication date: Forthcoming title – due July 2010
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Rare-Earth Doped III-Nitrides for Optoelectronic and Spintronic Applications – Kevin O’Donnell & Volkmar Dierolf (Eds.)

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This book summarises recent progress in the science and technology of rare-earth doped nitrides, providing a snapshot of the field at a critical point in its development.

Improved theoretical understanding of the behaviour of f-electrons in solids, driven by accelerating computational capability, has coincided with an improved ability of crystal growers to incorporate rare earth elements reproducibly in wide bandgap semiconductor hosts that are favoured for optoelectronic and spintronic applications. The device possibilities of these advanced materials are promising but by no means well-developed. Following a review of the theoretical background, this book explores the preparation of materials, either through in-situ growth or ion implantation/annealing, the characterisation of these materials and their incorporation in existing and prospective devices.

Featuring contributions from leading researchers in Europe, the USA and Japan, the book will be a valuable resource for academics, advanced students and industrial scientists.

Extent: Approx. 330pp
ISBN: 978-90-481-2876-1 (print) / (e-book)
Publication Date: Forthcoming title – due October 2009

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Multifunctional Polycrystalline Ferroelectric Materials – Lorena Pardo & Jesús Ricote (Eds.)

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This book was born with the aim of increasing the awareness of the wide range of properties of ferroelectric materials among the different communities working on and with piezoelectric ceramic materials and devices based on these.

Ceramics are key materials in a large percentage of devices using piezoelectricity in myriads of applications. This well-known fact is frequently accompanied by a lack of in-depth understanding of the important role of the ferroelectric nature of such ceramics. As they are polycrystalline, non-centrosymmetric materials their piezoelectricity is induced by the so-called polarization process, based on the principle of polarization reversal by the action of an electric field that characterizes the ferroelectric materials. This book presents a wide number of selected topics on processing and properties of ferroelectric materials that are the current centre of attention in scientific and technical research.
Series: Springer Series in Materials Science

Extent: Approx. 565pp
ISBN: 978-90-481-2874-7 (print) / (e-book)
Publication date: Forthcoming title – due October 2009

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