Nano-plating (III): Database of Plated Film Microstructures completes the trilogy of nanoplating books written by Tohru Watanabe. Nanoplating (I) covers microstructure formation theory of plated films, with Nanoplating (II) covering a metallurgical approach to electrochemical theory and its applications to technology. This third installment shows the relationship between composition and microstructure of 27 pure metals and 55 alloy plating films, including electrodeposition and electroless plating and provides a database of plated film microstructures. The book presents readers with an efficient reference work that helps optimize their syntheses in order to obtain specific deposit types. Provides a database of plated film microstructures Shows the relationship between composition and microstructure of 27 pure metals and 55 alloy plating films, including electrodeposition and electroless plating Written by a real expert in the field who has over five decades of experience in metal electrodeposition and structural investigation

Nano Plating (II): A Metallurgical Approach to Electrochemical Theory and Its Applications to Technology is the result of the author’s 50 years of research. The author reviews the vast experimental results of electrochemical phenomena in light of metallurgical knowledge and proposes theories that can give new insights in electrochemical thermodynamics and predict many phenomena in this field. The book complements Tohru Watanabe’s previous book on nano-plating published by Elsevier in 2004. Covers new electrochemical theories related to plating, including electroplating and electroless plating Explains the mechanism of dissolution and corrosion of metals in aqueous solutions Explains the power generation mechanism of various batteries, such as acid batteries and alkaline batteries Written by an expert in the field who has five decades of experience in metal electrodeposition and its structural investigation

Modern plating technology is highly advanced, and has developed to cover a wide range of applications. In addition to the traditional use for surface finishing, plating technology can now offer novel processes to fabricate high-performance films or fine microstructural bodies in the microelectronics industry. This rapid progress reflects the potential for the electroplating plating method to become one of today's leading-edge technologies. This book will introduce a concept of a Microstructure Control Theory for plated films, describe and discuss various experimental results that support the theory, and finally, present a collection of experimental data on 53 types of plated metal/alloy systems with a special emphasis on their microstructure.The unique feature of this database is that most of the plating baths are simple and contain no additives. In addition, amorphous materials were used as substrates to avoid the effects of substrate structure, and single-crystal substrates were chosen to study the epitaxial growth phenomenon. * Contains a comprehensive database for the microstructure of plated films * The book is very logically structured with a very detailed contents which makes finding information easy * The book gives a very good overview of the research and development in this field and each chapter is fully referenced

Introduction to Condensed Matter Chemistry offers a general view of chemistry from the perspective of condensed matter chemistry, analyzing and contrasting chemical reactions in a more realistic setting than traditional thinking. Readers will also find discussions on the goals and major scientific questions in condensed matter chemistry and the molecular engineering of functional condensed matter. Processes and products of chemical reactions should not be determined solely by the structure and composition of these basic species but also by the complex and possibly multilevel structured physical and chemical environment, together referred to as their condensed state. Relevant matters in condensed state should be the main bodies of chemical reactions, which is applicable not only to solids and liquids but also to gas molecules as reactions among gas molecules can take place only in the presence of catalysts in specific condensed states or after their state transition under extreme reaction conditions. This book provides new insights on the liquid state chemistry, definitions, aspects, and interactions, summarizing fundamentals of main chemical reactions from a new perspective. Helps to establish the new field of Condensed Matter Chemistry Highlights the molecular engineering of functional condensed matter Focuses on both liquid and solid state chemistry

These proceedings of the 2012 International Conference on Electrical Insulating Materials and Electrical Engineering (EIMEE 2012) are grouped into eight chapters: Materials Science and Engineering; Mechanical Engineering and Applied Mechanics; Electrical Machinery and Engineering; Data, Image and Signal Processing; Control Theory and Control Engineering; Communication and Networks; Information Engineering and Technology; Other Related Topics.