Advanced Electrical and Electronics Materials: Processes and Applications

This comprehensive and unique book is intended to cover the vast and fast-growing field of electrical and electronic materials and their engineering in accordance with modern developments. Basic and pre-requisite information has been included for easy transition to more complex topics. Latest developments in various fields of materials and their sciences/engineering, processing and applications have been included. Latest topics like PLZT, vacuum as insulator, fiber-optics, high temperature superconductors, smart materials, ferromagnetic semiconductors etc. are covered. Illustrations and examples encompass different engineering disciplines such as robotics, electrical, mechanical, electronics, instrumentation and control, computer, and their inter-disciplinary branches. A variety of materials ranging from iridium to garnets, microelectronics, micro alloys to memory devices, left-handed materials, advanced and futuristic materials are described in detail.

Nyckelord: Conductive Materials, Semiconducting Materials, Dielectric Materials, Magnetic Materials, Superconductive Materials, Passive Components (Resistors), Passive Components (Capacitors), Printed Circuit Board (PCB) Fabrication, Nanomaterials, Nanomaterials