Handbook of Solid State Diffusion: Volume 1

Handbook of Solid State Diffusion, Volume 1: Diffusion Fundamentals and Techniques covers the basic fundamentals, techniques, applications, and latest developments in the area of solid-state diffusion. The book offers a pedagogical understanding for students, academicians, and development engineers. Both experimental techniques and computational methods find equal importance as it covers practical issues on diffusion phenomena in bulk, thin film, and in nanomaterials. Diffusion related problems and analyzing methods in industrial applications, such as those within the electronic industry, high temperature materials, nuclear materials, Li-ion batteries, and superconductor materials are discussed. Volume 1 of this two volume set covers the fundamentals and techniques of solid-state diffusion, beginning with a comprehensive discussion of tracer diffusion, then analyzing methods, and finally concluding with an exploration of the different types of modeling techniques. Presents a handbook with a short mathematical background and detailed examples of concrete applications of the sophisticated methods of analysisEnables readers to learn the basic concepts of experimental approaches and the computational methods involved in solid-state diffusionCovers bulk, thin film, and nanomaterialsIntroduces the problems and analysis in important materials systems in various applicationsCollates contributions from academic and industrial problems from leading scientists involved in developing key concepts across the globe