Download or read book Hydrogen in Intermetallic Compounds I written by Louis Schlapbach and published by Springer. This book was released on 2014-03-12 with total page 350 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Hydrogen in Intermetallics I is the first of two volumes aiming to provide atutorial introduction to the general topic of hydrogen in intermetallic compounds and alloys. In the present volume, a series of chapters, each written by two experts in the field, gives a comprehensive review of thefollowing areas: -preparation of intermetallics and their hydrides on a laboratory and industrial scale; - thermodynamic properties; -crystal and magnetic structure; - electronic properties; - heat of formation models; - magnetism and superconductivity.