Advances in solid-state chemistry

Author(s)

• Catlow, Charles Richard Arthur

Bibliographic Information

Advances in solid-state chemistry

editor, C. R. A. Catlow

Jai Press, 1989

• vol. 1 : 1989
• vol. 2 : 1991
• vol. 3 : 1993

Note

Includes bibliographical references and index

Description and Table of Contents

Volume

vol. 2 : 1991 ISBN 9780892329540

Description

Solid-state chemistry is an interdisciplinary field which draws on several well-defined subjects, including crystallography, solid state physics, surface science and mineralogy, but which in recent years has increasingly been acquiring an identity of its own. Its concerns are with the synthesis and characterization of new materials, especially those with specifically tailored properties, and with the development and improvement of existing systems. The field now makes use of an extensive range of experimental and theoretical techniques, the wider developments of which have become increasingly rapid in recent years, as links to applied areas, such as catalysis and battery development have growth in importance. "Advances in Solid-State Chemistry" seeks to serve this expanding subject by producing timely and authoritative reviews on recent developments and techniques. In general, volumes in this series will include articles on materials, techniques and applications over a range of topics of particular contemporary interest, although thematic volumes may also be published from time to time on specific topics or groups of related topics in rapidly emerging areas. The aim is to provide a balanced account of advances across the whole field of contemporary solid-state chemistry, for both the specialist and the wider communities of researchers and practitioners in the physical sciences.

Table of Contents

• The growth and characterization of silicon carbide and diamond for microelectronic applications, R.F.Davis and J.T.Glass
• molecular dynamics of ionic crystals, P.W.M.Jacobs et al
• Mossbauer effect, magnetic and structural studies of wurstite, Fe(1-x)0, G.Long and F.Grandjean
• ab-initio calculations of inter-ionic potentials and the cohesive properties of ionic solids, N.C.Piper.

Volume

vol. 3 : 1993 ISBN 9781559382717

Description

Contemporary studies in solid-state chemistry continue to be characterized by diversity both in the types of material studies and the techniques used in their investigation. Moreover, there is a strongly emerging trend for increased interplay between experimental and theoretical studies. These generalities are well illustrated by the five contributions in Volume 3 of "Advances in Solid-State Chemistry". The first article describes progress in the study of plastic crystals, a combination of new techniques for which is revealing new structural and dynamical detail. The second article reviews the technologically important area of ceramic materials and the dependence of their properties on defects and impurities. The next two articles are devoted to the science of high temperature superconductivity, a field undergoing very significant advances. Singh and Edwards review the growing class of materials in which this behaviour is observed, with strong emphasis on the structural properties of superconducting compounds. Allan and Mackrodt focus on defect properties and non-stoichiometry and the factors necessary for the occurrence of high Tc behaviour in both hole and electron conductors. The final article concerns microporous ceramics - a rapidly growing and increasingly diverse class of materials with applications in catalysis, ion exchange and gas separation. The Volume once again continues the theme of the series by illustrating the type of problem and approach in current solid state studies as applied to topics of particular contemporary interest. It will have wide appeal to both specialists in solid-state science and a wider community of researchers and practitioners in the physical sciences.

Table of Contents

• Recent studies of plastic crystals, Madeleine Meyer and Olivier Harduin Duparc
• defect processes in ceramics, A.N. Cormack
• oxide superconductors - structure and electronic properties, K.K. Singh and P.P. Edwards
• simulation studies of structural and defect properties of high temperature superconducting materials, N.L. Allan and W.C. Mackrodt
• microporous catalytic materials, J.M. Newsam.

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Details

• NCID: BA07301803
• ISBN:
  • 0892328673
  • 0892329548
  • 1559382716
• Country Code: us
• Title Language Code: eng
• Text Language Code: eng
• Place of Publication: London ; Greenwich, Conn.
• Pages/Volumes: v.
• Size: 24 cm