Description
Book SynopsisTable of ContentsPreface 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
