Solid State Chemistry: An Introduction, Third Edition

Intended for first- and second-year undergraduates, this introduction to solid state chemistry includes practical examples of applications and modern developments to offer students the opportunity to apply their knowledge in real-life situations. The third edition of Solid State Chemistry: An Introduction has been comprehensively revised and updated. Building a foundation with a thorough description of crystalline structures, the book presents a wide range of the synthetic and physical techniques used to prepare and characterize solids. Other fundamental discussions include: bonding, superconductivity, and electrochemical, magnetic, optical, and conductive properties. The authors have added sections on fuel cells and electrochromic materials; conducting organic polymers, organic superconductors, and fullerenes; mesoporous solids and ALPOs; photonics; giant magnetoresistance (GMR) and colossal magnetoresistance (CMR); and p-wave (triplet) superconductors. The book also includes a completely new chapter, which examines the solid state chemical aspects of nanoscience. Each chapter contains a set of review questions and an accompanying solutions manual is available. Solid State Chemistry: An Introduction, Third Edition is written in a clear, approachable style that enhances the material by integrating its concepts in the context of current applications and areas of promising research.

Table of Contents:
AN INTRODUCTION TO CRYSTAL STRUCTURES Introduction Close-Packing Body-Centred and Primitive Structures Symmetry Lattices and Unit Cells Crystalline Solids Lattice Energy Conclusion Questions PHYSICAL METHODS FOR CHARACTERIZING SOLIDS Introduction X-Ray Diffraction Powder Diffraction Single Crystal X-Ray Diffraction Neutron Diffraction Electron Microscopy X-Ray Absorption Spectroscopy Solid State Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy (MAS) NMR Thermal Analysis Scanning Tunnelling Microscopy (STM) and Atomic Force Microscopy (AFM) Temperature Programmed Reduction (TPR) Other Techniques Questions PREPARATIVE METHODS Introduction High Temperature Ceramic Methods Microwave Synthesis Combustion Synthesis High Pressure Methods Chemical Vapour Deposition (CVD) Preparing Single Crystals Intercalation Choosing a Method Questions BONDING IN SOLIDS AND ELECTRONIC PROPERTIES Bonding in Solids — Free Electron Theory Bonding in Solids – Molecular Orbital Theory Semiconductors — Si and Ge Bands in Compounds — Gallium Arsenide Bands in d-Block Compounds — Transition Metal Monoxides Questions DEFECTS AND NON-STOICHIOMETRY Point Defects — An Introduction Defects and their Concentration Ionic Conductivity in Solids Solid Electrolytes Photography Colour Centres Non-Stoichiometric Compounds Planar Defects Three-Dimensional Defects Electronic Properties of Non-Stoichiometric Oxides Conclusions Questions CARBON-BASED ELECTRONICS Introduction Polyacetylene and Related Polymers Molecular Metals Polymers and Ionic Conduction – Rechargeable Lithium Batteries Carbon Questions ZEOLITES AND RELATED STRUCTURES Introduction Composition and Structure Synthesis of Zeolites Structure Determination Uses of Zeolites Mesoporous Aluminosilicate Structures Other Framework Structures New Materials Clay Minerals Postscript Questions OPTICAL PROPERTIES OF SOLIDS Introduction The Interaction of Light with Atoms Absorption and Emission of Radiation in Semiconductors Optical Fibres Photonic Crystals Questions MAGNETIC AND DIELECTRIC PROPERTIES Introduction Magnetic Susceptibility Paramagnetism in Metal Complexes Ferromagnetic Metals Ferromagnetic Compounds — Chromium Dioxide Antiferromagnetism — Transition Metal Monoxides Ferrimagnetism — Ferrites Giant, Tunnelling, and Colossal Magnetoresistance Electrical Polarisation Piezoelectric Crystals — a-Quartz The Ferroelectric Effect Questions SUPERCONDUCTIVITY Introduction Conventional Superconductors High Temperature Superconductors Ferromagnetic Superconductors Uses of High Temperature Superconductors Questions NANOSCIENCE Introduction Consequences of the Nanoscale Examples Manipulating Atoms and Molecules