Hensel, F. and Warren, W.W., Jr.: Fluid Metals: The Liquid-Vapor Transition of Metals.

Fluid Metals:
The Liquid-Vapor Transition of Metals
Friedrich Hensel & William W. Warren Jr.

This is a long-needed general introduction to the physics and chemistry of the liquid-vapor phase transition of metals. Physicists and physical chemists have made great strides understanding the basic principles involved, and engineers have discovered a wide variety of new uses for fluid metals. Yet there has been no book that brings together the latest ideas and findings in the field or that bridges the conceptual gap between the condensed-matter physics relevant to a dense metallic liquid and the molecular chemistry relevant to a dilute atomic vapor. Friedrich Hensel and William Warren seek to change that here. They draw on cutting-edge research and data from carefully selected fluid-metal systems as they strive to develop a rigorous theoretical approach to predict the thermodynamic behavior of fluid metals over the entire liquid-vapor range.

This book will appeal to theoreticians interested in metal-nonmetal transitions or continuous phase transitions in general. It will also be of great value to those who need to understand the practical applications of fluid metals, for example, as a high-temperature working fluid or as a key component of semiconductor manufacturing.

Table of Contents:

List of Figures
List of Tables
Preface
Ch. 1 Introduction 3
Ch. 2 Fluids with State-Dependent Electronic Structure 11
Ch. 3 Alkali Metals 54
Ch. 4 Mercury 114
Ch. 5 Chalcogens 162
Ch. 6 Critical Fluctuations and Interfacial Phenomena 192
Ch. 7 High-Temperature/High-Pressure Techniques 219
Appendix 235
Index 239