Electronic Structure of Materials

This book describes the modern real-space approach to electronic structures and properties of crystalline and non-crystalline materials in a form readily accessible to undergraduates in materials science, physics, and chemistry.

Table of Contents:
Introduction 1: The diatomic molecule 2: From the finite to the infinite 3: Into 2 and 3 dimensions 4: Band gaps: origins and consequences 5: s-p bonding - a case study in silicon 6: Free electron theory 7: Properties of free electron metals 8: The transition metals 9: Structural stability of compounds 10: Introduction to modern quantitative theory 11: Where band theory breaks down 12: References 13: Problems 14: Sample examination questions Index

Review :
'the presentation is succinct ... and immensely enjoyable' Gyaneshwar Srivastava, University of Exeter, Physics World, April 1994 'Adrian Sutton has achieved a fresh insight into an old subject. Sutton certainly has managed to produce a useful slant to the study of solid materials, principally by concentrating on one aspect, namely electronic structure. I found the treatment novel and refrshing, especially because of the mix of simple and complex formalisms. The book is well written and interesting, and materials scientists and solid-state phsycists will find it most useful.' Times Higher Education Supplement 'This book is a giant step forward for teaching the electronic structure of solids in a way that is better related to the facts about materials that one wants to understand.' V. Heine, Cavendish Laboratory, Cambridge, Contemporary Physics 35 'The book will be of value to undergraduates in physics, chemistry and materials science.' Aslib Book Guide, vol. 59, no. 4, April 1994 'Adrian Sutton has achieved a fresh insight into an old subject. Sutton ... has managed to produce a useful slant to the study of solid materials, principally by concentrating on one aspect, namely electronic structure. I found the treatment novel and refreshing, especially because of the mix of simple and complex formalism. The book is well written and interesting, and materials scientists and solid-state physicists will find it most useful.' Times Higher Education Supplement `Le livre est une tres bonne synthese des deux approches, et il en degage bien la complementarite. Les methodes de calcul modernes, a partir des premiers principes, sont introduites simplement, sans aucun developpement lourd, et illustrees par quelques exemples. Ce livre est a conseiller aux etudiants de maitrise et de DEA dans la specialite.' La Recherche, No. 271, Decembre 1994