Building a foundation with a thorough description of crystalline structures Solid State Chemistry An Introduction Fourth Edition presents a wide range of the synthetic & physical techniques used to prepare & characterize solids Going beyond basic science the book explains & analyzes modern techniques & areas of research The book covers A range of synthetic & physical techniques used to prepare & characterize solids Bonding superconductivity & electrochemical magnetic optical & conductive properties STEM ionic conductivity nanotubes & related structures such as graphene metal organic frameworks & Fe As superconductors Biological systems in synthesis solid state modeling & metamaterials This largely nonmathematical introduction to solid state chemistry
Includes:: basic crystallography & structure determination as well as practical examples of applications & modern developments to offer students the opportunity to apply their knowledge in real-life situations & serve them well throughout their degree course New in the Fourth Edition Coverage of multiferroics graphene & iron-based high temperature superconductors the techniques available with synchrotron radiation & metal organic frameworks (MOFs) More space devoted to electron microscopy & preparative methods New discussion of conducting polymers in the expanded section on carbon nanoscience