1. Limiting Processes in Lithium Solid State Cells --; 2. Materials for Solid State Batteries --; 3. Polymer Batteries --; 4. Dynamical Properties of Fast Ion Conducting Borate Glasses --; 5. Layered Intercalation Compounds --; 6. Thin Films of Solid Electrolyte and Their Applications --; 7. Properties and Structure of Oxyfluoride Glasses --; 8. Quantum Microstructures and New Solid State Materials --; 9. (C10H21NH3)2PbI4: A natural quantum-well material --; 10. Physics and Applications of Electroluminescent Materials --; 11. An Overview of Nonlinear Optics of Liquid Crystals --; 12. Material Characterisation for Infrared Hybrid Arrays --; 13. Materials for Optical Fibre --; 14. Materials for Laser Spectroscopy: Rare earth doped alkaline earth fluorides --; 15. Magneto-optics of Semiconductors at High Magnetic Fields --; 16. Problems of Silicon Crystal for VLSI Applications --; 17. Molecular Beam Epitaxy --; 18. Studies on ITO/Si Junctions Prepared by Spray Pyrolysis Technique --; 19. Stoichiometry Control of Compound Semiconductor Crystals --; 20. Physics of Superconducting Devices and Recent Topics on High Tc Superconducting Devices --; 21. Synthesis of High Tc Superconductors --; 22. Some Aspects of Single Crystal Growth of High Temperature Superconductors --; 23. Thermally Stimulated Luminescence Studies in High Temperature Superconductors --; 24. Oxide Ion Conductors for Solid Oxide Fuel Cells.
Advances in solid state materials provide an important driving force in the development of modern society, playing a vital role in almost all aspects ofscience and technology. This book presents the contributions to an international workshop on solid state materials, organized to providehands-on experience to scientists from a wide range of relevant disciplines. The topics discussed fall into the categories solid state ionic materials, laser materials, semiconductors and superconducting materials.