ISBN-13: 9789810236731 / Angielski / Twarda / 2000 / 896 str.
This book covers the principal topical issues in the basic science of glasses and amorphous thin films. It also includes select applications of these materials in evolving technologies, including digital recording, imaging, solar cells, battery technology and field emission displays.
The book can serve as a text for a graduate course in glass science. For an established researcher, it provides, in a concise form, an overview of the basic materials research aspect of these fascinating materials.