Macia Barber Aperiodic Structures in Condensed Matter

Fundamentals and Applications
Erscheinungsjahr 2010
ISBN: 978-1-4200-6828-3
Verlag: Taylor & Francis
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 432 Seiten

Reihe: Condensed Matter Physics

One of the Top Selling Physics Books according to YBP Library Services
Order can be found in all the structures unfolding around us at different scales, including in the arrangements of matter and in energy flow patterns. Aperiodic Structures in Condensed Matter: Fundamentals and Applications focuses on a special kind of order referred to as aperiodic order.

The book covers several topics dealing with the role of aperiodic order in numerous domains of the physical sciences and technology. It first presents the most characteristic features of various aperiodic systems. The author then describes theoretical aspects and useful mathematical approaches to properly study the physical systems. Focusing on applied issues, he discusses how to exploit aperiodic order in different technological devices. The author also examines one-, two-, and three-dimensional designs.

For those new to the field of aperiodic systems, this book is an excellent guide to the many facets and applications of aperiodic structures.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Macia Barber, Enrique

Fachgebiete

• Naturwissenschaften Physik Thermodynamik Festkörperphysik, Kondensierte Materie
• Naturwissenschaften Physik Thermodynamik Oberflächen- und Grenzflächenphysik, Dünne Schichten

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Orderings of Matter
Periodic thinking in physical sciences
The realm of periodic crystals
Superimposed periods
Order at different scales
Scale invariance and fractal geometry
Hierarchical architecture of biomolecules
The role of correlated disorder
Long-range correlations: the DNA case
The Notion of Aperiodic Crystal
Order without periodicity
Bringing in icosahedral thought
Beautiful forbidden symmetries
Unveiling Pythagorean dreams
Crystallography in six dimensions
IUCr: A new definition of crystal
Aperiodic crystals classification schemes
Some milestones in the aperiodic crystal route
Quasiperiodic Crystals
Quasicrystalline alloys
Quasicrystals as a hierarchy of clusters
Electronic structure of icosahedral quasicrystals
Phenomenological transport models
Aperiodically Layered Materials
A novel design: Fibonacci superlattices
General aperiodic heterostructures
Signatures of quasiperiodicity
One-Dimensional Quasiperiodic Models
Effective one-dimensional systems
Classification schemes based on spectral properties
Remarkable properties of singular continuous spectra
Frequency spectra of general Fibonacci lattices
Nature of critical states in aperiodic systems
The role of critical states in transport properties
Transport properties of Fibonacci superlattices
Beyond one-dimensional models
The Aperiodic Crystal of Life
The double helix
Electronic structure of nucleic acids
Charge transfer in DNA: what experiments say
Modeling charge migration in DNA
Long-range correlations: the biophysicist viewpoint
Exploiting Aperiodic Order in Technological Devices
Periodic versus aperiodic
Layered systems
Photonic and phononic quasicrystals
Complex metallic alloys
DNA-based nanoelectronics
Novel Designs Based on the Aperiodic Order
Order and design: the technological viewpoint
One-dimensional designs
Two- and three-dimensional designs
Beyond quasiperiodic order: aperiodicity by design
Some open questions
Mathematical Tools
Almost periodic and quasiperiodic functions
Transfer matrix technique
Trace map formalism
Renormalization matrix methods
Diagnostic tools