Multiscale Modeling

Observed at the macro- or microscopic scale, many properties of materials and devices are being produced or controlled by processes at the nanoscopic scale. Therefore, multiscale modeling is necessary for the design of novel materials and devices. In this book, international researchers who are active in multiscale modeling describe approaches, applications, design, and results of different techniques across scales. The text emphasizes models that explicitly include the atomic scale, rather than including this scale via empirical parameters. Predictive and design capabilities of models are also explored, and the book includes applications involving electron and mass transport.