Solid State Chemistry and Its Applications

SOLID STATE CHEMISTRY AND ITS APPLICATIONSA comprehensive treatment of solid state chemistry complete with supplementary material and full colour illustrations from a leading expert in the field.Solid State Chemistry and its Applications, Second Edition delivers an advanced version of West's classic text in solid state chemistry, expanding on the undergraduate Student Edition to present a comprehensive treatment of solid state chemistry suitable for advanced students and researchers. The book provides the reader with an up-to-date account of essential topics in solid state chemistry and recent developments in this rapidly developing field of inorganic chemistry.Significant updates and new content in this second edition include:* A more extensive overview of important families of inorganic solids including spinels, perovskites, pyrochlores, garnets, Ruddlesden-Popper phases and many more* New methods to synthesise inorganic solids, including sol-gel methods, combustion synthesis, atomic layer deposition, spray pyrolysis and microwave techniques* Advances in electron microscopy, X-ray and electron spectroscopies* New developments in electrical properties of materials, including high Tc superconductivity, lithium batteries, solid oxide fuel cells and smart windows* Recent developments in optical properties, including fibre optics, solar cells and transparent conducting oxides* Advances in magnetic properties including magnetoresistance and multiferroic materials* Homogeneous and heterogeneous ceramics, characterization using impedance spectroscopy* Thermoelectric materials, MXenes, low dimensional structures, memristors and many other functional materials* Expanded coverage of glass, including metallic and fluoride glasses, cement and concrete, geopolymers, refractories and structural ceramics* Overview of binary oxides of all the elements, their structures, properties and applicationsFeaturing full color illustrations throughout, readers will also benefit from online supplementary materials including access to CrystalMaker(r) software and over 100 interactive crystal structure models.Perfect for advanced students seeking a detailed treatment of solid state chemistry, this new edition of Solid State Chemistry and its Applications will also earn a place as a desk reference in the libraries of experienced researchers in chemistry, crystallography, physics, and materials science.

Preface xxiCompanion Website xxiiiBiography xxvSolid State Chemistry, an Overview of the Discipline: Chemistry -- Solid State Chemistry -- Materials Chemistry -- Materials Science and Engineering 11 Crystal Structures, Crystal Chemistry, Symmetry and Space Groups 72 Crystal Defects, Non-stoichiometry and Solid Solutions 1193 Bonding in Solids 1614 Synthesis, Processing and Fabrication Methods 2215 Crystallography and Diffraction Techniques 2656 Other Characterisation Techniques: Microscopy, Spectroscopy, Thermal Analysis 3257 Phase Diagrams and Their Interpretation 3818 Electrical Properties 4699 Magnetic Properties 56310 Optical Properties: Luminescence, Lasers and Transparent Conductors 58911 Heterogeneous Materials, Electroceramics and Impedance Spectroscopy 61912 Thermal and Thermoelectric Properties 64713 Functional Materials: Some Important Examples 66314 Glass 69715 Structural Materials: Cement, Refractories and Structural Ceramics 74316 Oxides of the Elements, Their Properties and Uses 771Appendix A: Interplanar Spacings and Unit Cell Volumes 795Appendix B: Model Building 797Appendix C: Geometrical Considerations in Crystal Chemistry 801Appendix D: The Elements and Some of Their Properties 805Appendix E: The 32 Crystallographic Point Groups 811Appendix F: The Arrhenius Equation for Ionic Conductivity 815Appendix G: A Guide to the Use of Electrode Potentials 819Further Reading 823Questions 837Index 851