Solid state chemistry and its applications

• Main Author: West, Anthony R. (Author)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Hoboken, NJ : Wiley, 2022.
• Edition: Second edition.
• Subjects: Solid state chemistry.; elektronické knihy; electronic books
• ISBN: 9781118695579; 1118695577; 9781118695616; 1118695615; 9781118447444
• Physical Description: 1 online resource

"Solid state chemistry is a field of inorganic chemistry which addresses the synthesis, structure and properties of materials in the solid phase. Solid state chemistry lies at the heart of many significant scientific advances from recent decades including the discovery of high temperate superco...

Table of Contents:

• Solid state Chemistry: An overview of the Discipline
• Crystal Structures, Crystal Chemistry, Symmetry and Space Groups
• Crystal Defects, Non-Stoichiometry and Solid Solutions
• Bonding in Solids
• Synthesis, Processing and Fabrication Methods
• Crystallography and Diffraction Techniques
• Other Characterisation Techniques: Microscopy, Spectroscopy, Thermal Analysis
• Phase Diagrams and Their Interpretation
• Electrical Properties
• Magnetic Properties
• Optical Properties: Luminescence, Lasers and Transparent Conductors
• Impedance Spectroscopy: Homogeneous and Heterogeneous Materials, Electroceramics
• Thermal and thermoelectric properties
• Functional Materials: Some Important Examples
• Glass
• Structural materials: Cement, Refractories and Structural Ceramics
• Oxides of the Elements, their Properties and Uses
• Further Reading
• Appendix A: Interplanar Spacings and Unit Cell Volumes
• Appendix B: Model Building
• Appendix C: Geometrical Considerations in Crystal Chemistry
• Appendix D: The Elements and Some of Their Properties
• Appendix E: The 32 Crystallographic Point Groups
• Appendix F: The Arrhenius Equation for Ionic Conductivity
• Appendix G: A Guide to the Use of Electrode Potentials.