Defects and Defect Processes in Nonmetallic Solids

This book presents an up-to-date treatment of the electronic, vibrational, and optical properties of crystalline and amorphous non-metals containing defects. It considers phenomena such as non-stoichiometry, fast-ion conduction, nonradiative transitions and their consequences, radiation damage and radiation enhanced diffusion, and radiolysis and the photographic effect. Covers amorphous materials, surfaces, intercalates, and polymers and includes illustrations and tables.