Solid structure/properties

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Cellular Solids—Structure Properties, by LJ. Gibson and M.F. Ashby, Pergamon Press, Elmsford, N.Y., 1988, 357 pp. 

The need to include solid structural property variations in the single-pellet models was illustrated by the high-temperature results from the two examples cited above. In those cases, the structural property variations were attributed to sintering of the solid product and/or reactant. Structural property variations may also occur at lower temperatures where sintering would not be expected because of the differences in molar volumes of solid reactant and product. 

Gibson, L. J. and M.F. Ashby, Cellular Solids Structure Properties, 1988, Oxford Pergamon F ress. 

LJ.Gibson MF.Ashbyf Cellular solids-Structure Properties ,2enedn,CambrigeuniversityPress, Cambrige,UK(1997)... 

Computational solid-state physics and chemistry are vibrant areas of research. The all-electron methods for high-accuracy electronic stnicture calculations mentioned in section B3.2.3.2 are in active development, and with PAW, an efficient new all-electron method has recently been introduced. Ever more powerfiil computers enable more detailed predictions on systems of increasing size. At the same time, new, more complex materials require methods that are able to describe their large unit cells and diverse atomic make-up. Here, the new orbital-free DFT method may lead the way. More powerful teclmiques are also necessary for the accurate treatment of surfaces and their interaction with atoms and, possibly complex, molecules. Combined with recent progress in embedding theory, these developments make possible increasingly sophisticated predictions of the quantum structural properties of solids and solid surfaces. 

Jansen H J F and Freeman A J 1984 Total-energy full-potential linearized augmented plane-wave method for bulk solids electronic and structural properties of tungsten Phys. Rev. B 30 561-9... 

In this chapter, we will review the effects of shock-wave deform.ation on material response after the completion of the shock cycle. The techniques and design parameters necessary to implement successful shock-recovery experiments in metallic and brittle solids will be discussed. The influence of shock parameters, including peak pressure and pulse duration, loading-rate effects, and the Bauschinger effect (in some shock-loaded materials) on postshock structure/property material behavior will be detailed. 

While the structure/property behavior of numerous shock-recovered metals and alloys has received considerable attention in the literature to date, the response of ceramics, cermets, and other brittle solids (including geological materials) to shock loading remains poorly understood [9], The majority of shock-recovery studies on brittle materials have concentrated on examining... 

The structure-property relations of fullerenes, fullerene-derived solids, and carbon nanotubes are reviewed in the context of advanced technologies for carbon-hased materials. The synthesis, structure and electronic properties of fullerene solids are then considered, and modifications to their structure and properties through doping with various charge transfer agents are reviewed. Brief comments are included on potential applications of this unique family of new materials. 

The engineering of novel deviees requires, in many eases, materials with finely seleeted and preestablished properties. In partieular, one of the most promising lines of synthetic materials research consists in the development of nanostructured systems (nanocomposites). This term describes materials with structures on typical length scale of 1-100 nm. Nanometric pieces of materials are in an intermediate position between the atom and the solid, displaying electronic, chemical and structural properties that are distinct from the bulk. The use of nanoparticles as a material component widens enormously the available attributes that can be realised in practice, which otherwise would be limited to bulk solid properties. 

Block copolymers have become increasingly important in recent decades. This importance is due to the fact that their special chemical structure yields unusual physical properties, especially as far as solid-state properties are concerned. Block copolymers are applied in various fields, they are used as surfactants, adhesives, fibres, thermoplastics, and thermoplastic elastomers. 

A carbon rod is used as a current collector for the positive electrode in dry cells. It is made by heating an extruded mixture of carbon (petroleum coke, graphite) and pitch which serves as a binder. A heat treatment at temperatures of about 1100 °C is used to carbonize the pitch and to produce a solid structure with low resistance. For example, Takahashi [23] reported that heat treatment reduced the specific resistance from 1 Q cm to 3.6xlO"1Qcm and the density increased from 1.7 to 2.02 gem- 1. Fischer and Wissler [24] derived an experimental relationship [Eq. (1)] between the electrical conductivity, compaction pressure, and properties of graphite powder ... 

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Collagen, because of its unique structural properties, has been fabricated into a wide variety of forms including crosslinked films, meshes, fibers, and sponges. Solid ocular inserts have also been prepared from purified animal tissues. 

Huffman in the X-ray Molecular Structure Center. From 1992 to 1994 he joined the research group of Professor John D. Corbett at Iowa State University where he pursued synthetic solid-state chemistry research exploring structure/property relationships. In 1994 he joined the faculty of the Department of Chemistry at North Carolina State University where he is a full professor of Inorganic Chemistry pursuing synthetic, structural and mechanistic investigations in inorganic condensed matter. He has published more than 70 research papers and has several patented discoveries. He received an NSF CAREER award in 1995, was named a Cottrell Scholar of the Research Corporation in 1997, and received a Sigma Xi Research Award in 1999. 

Solid solutions are very common among structurally related compounds. Just as metallic elements of similar structure and atomic properties form alloys, certain chemical compounds can be combined to produce derivative solid solutions, which may permit realization of properties not found in either of the precursors. The combinations of binary compounds with common anion or common cation element, such as the isovalent alloys of IV-VI, III-V, II-VI, or I-VII members, are of considerable scientific and technological interest as their solid-state properties (e.g., electric and optical such as type of conductivity, current carrier density, band gap) modulate regularly over a wide range through variations in composition. A general descriptive scheme for such alloys is as follows [41]. 

A second kind of electronic defect involves the electron. Let us suppose that the second plane of the cubic lattice has a vacancy instead of a substitutional impurity of differing valency. This makes it possible for the lattice to capture and localize an extraneous electron at the vacancy site. This is shown in the following diagram. The captured electron then endows the solid structure with special optical properties since it ean absorb photon energy. The strueture thus becomes optically active. That is, it absorbs light within a well-defined band and is called a "color-center" since it imparts a specific color to the crystal. 

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