Ion Beam Synthesis and Processing of Advanced Materials Symposium Held November 27-29, 2000, Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.A

The nonequilibrium processes associated with ion-solid interactions offer a great potential to synthesize and modify advanced materials. Recent progress in ion-beam synthesis and processing has allowed the development of advanced materials with properties designed and tailored specifically for their applications. The progress is assisted by an improved understanding of basic physics and chemistry. The design and interpretation of experimental work is supported by modeling and predictive simulations, both from the atomistic and the nonequilibrium thermodynamics viewpoints. This volume focuses on those properties of advanced materials that are uniquely suited to modification and improvement by ion beans, for example, electrical, optical, magnetic and structural properties, surface hardness, and nanofabrication.Poker, D. B. is the author of 'Ion Beam Synthesis and Processing of Advanced Materials Symposium Held November 27-29, 2000, Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.A' with ISBN 9781558995574 and ISBN 1558995579.