Photoinduced Phase Transitions

By: K. Nasu

A new class of insulating solids was recently discovered. When irradiated by a few visible photons, these solids give rise to a macroscopic excited domain that has new structural and electronic orders quite different from the starting ground state. This occurrence is called "photoinduced phase transition", and this multi-authored book reviews recent theoretical and experimental studies of this new phenomenon.Why and how do photoexcited few electrons finally result in an excited domain with a macroscopic size? How is the resultant photoinduced phase different from the ordinary thermal-induced phase? This review volume answers those essential questions.This book has been selected for coverage in: - CC / Physical, Chemical & Earth Sciences- Index to Scientific Book Contents(R) (ISBC)

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 9812387633
• ISBN13: 9789812387639
• Release Date: September 2004
• Publisher: World Scientific Publishing Company
• Length: 356 Pages
• Weight: 1.41 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.1" x 9.2"