edited by S K Srivastava (D.A. University., Indore, India) & N H March (University of Oxford, UK)

This book deals with different aspects of the structure and properties of disordered materials. Whenever the normal state of matter is affected by internal or external agencies and new states are developed, it is generally observed that the new materials possess disordered structures. However, some characteristics (such as the electronic and ionic) remain similar to those of crystalline solids. Such isotropic materials are also termed disordered solids.

This book surveys the physics of materials like non transition–transition metals and alloys in their solid and liquid phases, liquid-amorphous solids and materials with super structures like fullerene lattices etc. The advancements in these materials which possess unusual physical properties provide exciting possibilities for technology and industry. Up-to-date investigations about theoretical and experimental techniques are presented here. The reviews on different materials were prepared by renowned experts in the corresponding areas.

• Structural Investigation of Disordered Materials Liquids and Amorphous Solids (Y Waseda)
• Electron Distribution, Phonon States and Short-Range Order (N H March)
• Condensed Matter — Liquid Transition Metals and Alloys (T Itami)
• Condensed Matter — Non Transition Liquid Metals and Alloys (S K Srivastava)
• Transport Properties: Mainly in Liquid Metals and Amorphous Silicon (N H March)
• Electrical and Thermoelectric Properties of Disordered Metallic Binary Continuous Solid Solutions (A T Burkov & M V Vedernikov)
• Interplay Between Electron Correlation and Disorder (F Siringo)
• High Resolution Scanning Tunnelling Microscopy of Defect Structures and Distortion of the Carbon Cage C₆₀ Forming Fullerene Lattice (A V Narlikar et al.)