Solid State Chemistry and Its Applications (Hardcover, 2, Advanced)

Preface xxi

Companion Website xxiii

Biography xxv

Solid State Chemistry, an Overview of the Discipline: Chemistry -- Solid State Chemistry -- Materials Chemistry -- Materials Science and Engineering 1

1 Crystal Structures, Crystal Chemistry, Symmetry and Space Groups 7

2 Crystal Defects, Non-stoichiometry and Solid Solutions 119

3 Bonding in Solids 161

4 Synthesis, Processing and Fabrication Methods 221

5 Crystallography and Diffraction Techniques 265

6 Other Characterisation Techniques: Microscopy, Spectroscopy, Thermal Analysis 325

7 Phase Diagrams and Their Interpretation 381

8 Electrical Properties 469

9 Magnetic Properties 563

10 Optical Properties: Luminescence, Lasers and Transparent Conductors 589

11 Heterogeneous Materials, Electroceramics and Impedance Spectroscopy 619

12 Thermal and Thermoelectric Properties 647

13 Functional Materials: Some Important Examples 663

14 Glass 697

15 Structural Materials: Cement, Refractories and Structural Ceramics 743

16 Oxides of the Elements, Their Properties and Uses 771

Appendix A: Interplanar Spacings and Unit Cell Volumes 795

Appendix B: Model Building 797

Appendix C: Geometrical Considerations in Crystal Chemistry 801

Appendix D: The Elements and Some of Their Properties 805

Appendix E: The 32 Crystallographic Point Groups 811

Appendix F: The Arrhenius Equation for Ionic Conductivity 815

Appendix G: A Guide to the Use of Electrode Potentials 819

Further Reading 823

Questions 837

Index 851