Solid State Chemistry

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.For this third edition, Solid State Chemistry is packed with new features! Building a foundation with a thorough description of crystalline structures, Chapters 2 and 3 present a wider range of the physical and synthetic techniques used to characterize solids. Chapter 5 now contains a section on fuel cells and photochromic materials and Chapter 6 now includes conducting organic polymers, organic superconductors and fullerenes. Chapter 7 examines mesoporous solids and ALPOs, and Chapter 8 includes a section on photonics. Giant magnetoresistance (GMR) and colossal magnetoresistance (CMR) have been added to Chapter 9, and p-wave (triplet) superconductors to Chapter 10. Chapter 11 is new, and looks at the solid state chemical aspects of nanoscience. Copyright (C) Muze Inc. 2005. For personal use only. All rights reserved.