Table of Contents

Introduction to Materials; Electronic Structure and Atomic Bonding in Materials; Crystal Structure; Defects in Solids; Mechanical Properties of Materials; Thermal Properties of Materials; Electrical Properties of Materials; Dielectric Properties of Materials; Optical Properties of Materials; Magnetic Properties of Materials; Composite Materials; Science and Technology of Nanomaterials.

About the Author

M R Srinivasan obtained his PhD from the Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore in 1979. Then he worked at the Indian Institute of Science, Tata Institute of Fundamental Research and City College of New York. Since 2010 he has been pursuing research at the University of Toronto. His research interests include Experimental Solid State Physics, Ferroelectrics and Non-linear Optics.