Atomic transport in solids is a field of growing importance in solid state physics and chemistry, and one which, moreover, has important implications in several areas of materials science. This growth is due first to an increase in the understanding of the fund amentals of transport processes in solids. Of equal importance, however, have been the improvements in the last decade in the experi mental techniques available for the investigation of transport phenomena. The advances in technique have stimulated studies of a wider range of materials; and expansion of the field has been strong ly encouraged by the increasing range of applied areas where transport processes play an essential role. For example, mass transport phenomena play a critical role in the technology of fabrication of components in the electronics industry. Transport processes are involved both during the fabrication and operation of devices and with the growing trend to miniaturisation there are increasing demands on accurate control of diffusion processes. The present book (which is based on a NATO sponsored Advanced Study Institute held in 1981 at Lannion, France) aims to present a general survey of the subject, highlighting those areas where work has been especially active in recent years. Front Matter....Pages i-xii Introduction to Mass Transport in Solids....Pages 1-19 Les Techniques de La Diffusion....Pages 21-41 The Kinetics of Atomic Transport in Crystals....Pages 43-79 Ionic Conductivity....Pages 81-106 Theory of Defect Calculations for Ionic and Semi-Ionic Materials....Pages 107-129 Computer Experiments on Point Defects and Diffusion....Pages 131-148 Theory of Correlation Effects in Diffusion....Pages 149-168 Neutron Scattering Studies of Diffusion in Solids....Pages 169-226 Diffusion in a Temperature Gradient....Pages 227-250 La Diffusion Dans Les Metaux....Pages 251-284 Point Defects and Diffusion in Molecular Solids....Pages 285-320 Diffusion in Semiconductors....Pages 321-331 Diffusion Dans Les Solides Amorphes....Pages 333-351 Diffusion in Stoichiometric Close-Packed Oxides....Pages 353-376 Highly Defective Oxides....Pages 377-404 Non-Stoichiometry and Disorder in Oxides....Pages 405-423 Interfacial Effects in Mass Transport in Ionic Solids....Pages 425-456 The Surface Properties of Ionic Materials....Pages 457-475 Corrosion....Pages 477-504 Mass Transport in Heterogeneous Catalysis....Pages 505-536 Electrochemical Applications of Superionic Conductors....Pages 537-565 Back Matter....Pages 567-602
