Handbook of Crystal Growth

Tatau Nishinaga is Professor Emeritus at The University of Tokyo and Visiting Professor Toyohashi University of Technology. In the recent past (2002-2008) he was President of Toyohashi University of Technology.With more than 40 years experience in the field of Semiconductors, and in particular Crystal Growth, he is well-recognized as well as accomplished, with prizes including (but not limited to): The Yamazaki-Teiichi Prize (2002); IOCG (International Organization for Crystal Growth) Laudise Prize (2004); Award for the Contribution to the Japanese Association for Crystal Growth (2004); Award for the Great Achievement to the Japanese Association for Crystal Growth (2007).His 207 original papers, 229 Reviews, Proceedings and 492 (including 33 Invited talks) Oral Presentatios, and authorshi/contribution to 16 books are indicative of his knowledge and standing in the field.He has (and still holds) numerous Editorial (journal) functions and has chaired and organised several conferences/meetings and acted as President for the Japan Assoc. Crystal Growth and the International Organization for Crystal Growth (IOCG).

• Volume 1A1. Crystal Growth Through the Ages: A historical Perspective 2. Phase Equilibria3. Atomistic Calculation of Defect Thermodynamics in Crystalline Silicon4. Stoichiometry of oxide crystal5. Equilibrium shape of crystals6. Rough-smooth transition of step and surface7. Theory of nucleation8. Growth Kinetics - basics of crystal growth mechanism9. Structure of melt and liquid alloys10. Monte Carlo Simulations of Crystal Growth 11. Ab initio-based approach to crystal growth: Chemical potential analysis12. Simulation of epitaxial growth by means of density functional theory, kinetic Monte Carlo, and phase field methods13. Controlled Colloidal Assembly: Experimental Modeling of CrystallizationVolume 1B1. Morphological stability2. Phase-field models3. Dendritic Growth4. Grain growth in the melt5. Growth of semiconductor nanocrystals6. Crystallization of Proteins7. Biological Crystallization8. Crystallization of Pharmaceutical Crystals9. Crystallization of Chiral Molecules10. In-situ observation of crystal growth by scanning electron microscopy11. In-situ observation of crystal growth and flows by optical techniques 12. Snow and Ice Crystal Growth13. Crystal Growth of Quasicrystals

"...any library in the materials science or chemical engineering departments of universities should carry these volumes.... I would recommend it to academics in the crystal growth field who want to have a complete reference work they can use to ensure their students are well grounded in the fundamentals and also to industrial crystal-growers who now and then need to understand why it is that what they do actually works." --Advanced Materials