Here is an incomplete list of useful reference sources for materials research. Please submit suggestions via the Contact form.
General:
-Solid State Physics, N. Ashcroft & D. Mermin
Thermal measurements:
-An Introduction to Thermopower for Those Who Might Want to Use It to Study Organic Conductors and Superconductors, P. Chaikin
-The Specific Heat of Matter at Low Temperatures, A. Tari
Low temperature measurements:
-Experimental Techniques in Condensed Matter Physics at Low Temperatures, R. C. Richardson & E. N. Smith