Alonso J.A., March N.H. Electrons in Metals and Alloys

Academic Press, 1989. - 603 p.In this volume, the behaviour of electrons in pure metals, both crystalline and disordered, and in metallic alloys will be discussed, especially in relation to the way in which they govern the thermodynamics, and other properties, of these conducting assemblies. From the outset, attention will focus on the simplest wave-mechanically well-defined quantities that govern the properties of metals and alloys. Paramount among these is the ground-state electron density. By thereby moving attention away from many complex details of electronic structure that are found to differ, apparently considerably, between individual metals built even from chemically similar atoms, we believe that this volume, although predominantly about theory and concepts, should be particularly appiopriate to the needs of a wide spectrum of workers within the general area of materials science, and including specifically physical metallurgy.Background and outline
Electron-density theory
Alloy formation in terms of chemical properties of the components
Electronic structure of metals
Point defects
Crystalline alloys
Electronic states related to the thermodynamics of disordered systems
Electrical transport and optical properties
Magnetism
Surfaces and interfaces