This groundbreaking text provides the necessary instructions for hands-on application of this versatile materials characterization technique and is supported by over 600 ...

This is the first available textbook to provide comprehensive coverage of the science and technology of thin films and coatings. Developed for upper-level undergraduate and ...

Building on the extraordinary success of five best-selling editions, Bill Callister's new edition of 'Materials science and engineering' continues to promote student ...

Elementary crystallography. The production and properties of X-rays. Fundamental principles of X-ray diffraction. Photographic powder techniques. Diffractometric powder ...

This book provides a clear introduction to topics which are essential to students in a wide range of scientific disciplines but which are otherwise only covered in specialised ...