Thermodynamics of Point Defects

STATISTICAL THERMODYNAMICS OF POINT DEFECTS hydrogen sites, respectively. Hence we have... 

In a book on kinetics, the purpose of understanding the thermodynamics of point defects (= irregular SE s) is the elucidation of their role as carriers in the elementary steps of mass transport. For any given values of P, T, and component chemical potentials, their equilibrium concentrations can be calculated if the magnitudes of... 

Walter Haus Schottky (1886-1976) received his doctorate in physics under Max Planck from the Humboldt University in Berlin in 1912. Although his thesis was on the special theory of relativity, Schottky spent his life s work in the area of semiconductor physics. He alternated between industrial and academic positions in Germany for several years. He was with Siemens AG until 1919 and the University of Wurzburg from 1920 to 1923. From 1923 to 1927, Schottky was professor of theoretical physics at the University of Rostock. He rejoined Siemens in 1927, where he finished out his career. Schottky s inventions include the ribbon microphone, the superheterodyne radio receiver, and the tetrode vacuum tube. In 1929, he published Thermodynamik, a book on the thermodynamics of solids. Schottky and Wagner studied the statistical thermodynamics of point defect formation. The cation/anion vacancy pair in ionic solids is named the Schottky defect. In 1938, he produced a barrier layer theory to explain the rectifying behavior of metal-semiconductor contacts. Metal-semiconductor diodes are now called Schottky barrier diodes. 

Thermodynamics of Point Defect Formation in Elemental Crystals... 

Aimed at master s degree or PhD students as well as researchers and specialist engineers, this work focuses on electrochemical systems using electrolytes in solid phases (ionic crystals, ceramics, different types of glass and polymers). The fundamental concepts of electrochemistry are laid out (the thermodynamics of point defects and amorphous phases, transport mechanisms, mixed conduction, and gas electrode reactions) alongside the specific research methods used. Several applications are also described. 

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