Springer Series in MATERIALS SCIENCE 83 Springer Series in MATERIALS SCIENCE Editors: R. Hull R. M. Osgood, Jr. J. Paris! H. Warlimont The Springer Series in Materials Science covers the complete spectrum of materials physics, including fundamental principles, physical properties, materials theory and design. Recognizing the increasing importance of materials science in future device technologies, the book titles in this series reflect the state-of-the-art in understanding and controlling the structure and properties of all important classes of materials. 62 Epitaxy Physical Principles and Technical Implementation By M.A. Herman, W. Richter, and H. Sitter 72 Predictive Simulation of Semiconductor Processing Status and Challenges Editors: J. Dabrowski and E.R. Weber 63 Fundamentals of Ion-Irradiated Polymers By D. Fink 73 Sic Power Materials Devices and AppHcations Editor: Z.C. Feng 64 Morphology Control of Materials and Nanoparticles Advanced Materials Processing and Characterization Editors: Y. Waseda and A. Muramatsu 74 Plastic Deformation in Nanocrystalline Materials By M.Yu. Gutkin and LA. Ovid'ko 65 Transport Processes in Ion-Irradiated Polymers By D. Fink 66 Multiphased Ceramic Materials Processing and Potential Editors: W.-H. Tuan and J.-K. Guo 67 Nondestructive Materials Characterization With Applications to Aerospace Materials Editors: N.G.H. Meyendorf, PB. Nagy, and S.I. Rokhlin 68 Diffraction Analysis of the Microstructure of Materials Editors: E.J. Mittemeijer and P. Scardi 69 Chemical-Mechanical Planarization of Semiconductor Materials Editor: M.R. Oliver 70 Applications of the Isotopic Effect in Solids ByV.G. Plekhanov 71 Dissipative Phenomena in Condensed Matter Some Applications By S. Dattagupta and S. Puri 75 Wafer Bonding AppHcations and Technology Editors: M. Alexe and U. Gosele 76 Spirally Anisotropic Composites By G.E. Freger, V.N. Kestelman, and D.G. Freger 77 Impurities Confined in Quantum Structures By PO. Holtz and Q.X. Zhao 78 Macromolecular Nanostructured Materials Editors: N. Ueyama and A. Harada 79 Magnetism and Structure in Functional Materials Editors: A. Planes, L. Manosa, and A. Saxena 80 Ion Implantation and Synthesis of Materials By M. Nastasi and J.W. Mayer 81 Metallopolymer Nanocomposites By A.D. Pomogailo and V.N. Kestelman 82 Plastics for Corrosion Inhibition By V.A. Goldade, L.S. Pinchuk, A.V. Makarevich and V.N. Kestelman 83 Spectroscopic Properties of Rare Earths in Optical Materials Editors: G. Liu and B. Jacquier Volumes 10-61 are listed at the end of the book. Guokui Liu Bernard Jacquier (Eds.) Spectroscopic Properties of Rare Earths in Optical Materials With 194 Figures and 61 Tables Springer Dr. Guokui Liu Professor Bernard Jacquier Chemistry Division Argonne National Laboratory Argonne, IL 60439 USA E-mail:
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