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Anliegen dieses Buches ist es, dem Leser in einer allgemein verständlichen Form die faszinierende Vielfalt der Kristallwelt aufzuzeigen. Im einleitenden Teil werden einerseits die Zusammenhänge zwischen natürlichen Kristallen, Mineralen und Gesteinen und andererseits das Auftreten von natürlichen und künstlichen Kristallen in Natur und Technik beschrieben. Ein kurzer historischer Abriss führt von den Anfängen der Entdeckung der Kristalle bis hin zur Entwicklung der Kristallographie als eigenständige Wissenschaft. Es wird anschaulich erläutert, wie Kristalle aufgebaut sind und wie die Kristalleigenschaften durch die strukturelle Symmetrie und durch die vorhandenen Kristallbaufehler beeinflusst werden. Die Bedeutung der modernen Kristallographie und ihre wissenschaftlichen Meilensteine bis zur Ausrichtung des Internationalen Jahres der Kristallographie 2014 durch die UNESCO und die International Union of Crystallography (IUCr) werden illustriert. Die Rolle bedeutender Frauen in der kristallographischen Forschung wird besonders hervorgehoben. ContentsWas sind Kristalle?Das Elektronikzeitalter: Vom Silizium zu den VerbindungshalbleiternNanokristalline Materialien: Neue Werkstoffe mit extremen EigenschaftenDie Bedeutung der Kristallographie und ihre wissenschaftliche EntwicklungAnhang: Tabellen und Darstellungen zur Symmetrie von Kristallen

The series Advances in Polymer Science presents critical reviews of the present and future trends in polymer and biopolymer science. It covers all areas of research in polymer and biopolymer science including chemistry, physical chemistry, physics, material science.The thematic volumes are addressed to scientists, whether at universities or in industry, who wish to keep abreast of the important advances in the covered topics.Advances in Polymer Science enjoys a longstanding tradition and good reputation in its community. Each volume is dedicated to a current topic, and each review critically surveys one aspect of that topic, to place it within the context of the volume. The volumes typically summarize the significant developments of the last 5 to 10 years and discuss them critically, presenting selected examples, explaining and illustrating the important principles, and bringing together many important references of primary literature. On that basis, future research directions in the area can be discussed. Advances in Polymer Science volumes thus are important references for every polymer scientist, as well as for other scientists interested in polymer science - as an introduction to a neighboring field, or as a compilation of detailed information for the specialist.Review articles for the individual volumes are invited by the volume editors. Single contributions can be specially commissioned.Readership: Polymer scientists, or& nbsp;scientists in related fields interested in polymer and biopolymer science, at universities or in industry, graduate students.

This new textbook provides for the first time a comprehensive treatment of the basics of contemporary crystallography and crystal growth in a single volume. The reader will be familiarized with the concepts for the description of morphological and structural symmetry of crystals. The architecture of crystal structures of selected inorganic and molecular crystals is illustrated. The main crystallographic databases as data sources of crystal structures are described. Nucleation processes, their kinetics and main growth mechanism will be introduced in fundamentals of crystal growth. Some phase diagrams in the solid and liquid phases in correlation with the segregation of dopants are treated on a macro- and microscale. Fluid dynamic aspects with different types of convection in melts and solutions are discussed. Various growth techniques for semiconducting materials in connection with the use of external field (magnetic fields and microgravity) are described. Crystal characterization as the overall assessment of the grown crystal is treated in detail with respect to - crystal defects - crystal quality - field of application Introduction to Crystal Growth and Characterization is an ideal textbook written in a form readily accessible to undergraduate and graduate students of crystallography, physics, chemistry, materials science and engineering. It is also a valuable resource for all scientists concerned with crystal growth and materials engineering.