Solid State Chemistry and its Applications, Student Edition (eBook)

Solid State Chemistry and its Applications, 2nd Edition:
Student Edition is an extensive update and sequel to the
bestselling textbook Basic Solid State Chemistry, the
classic text for undergraduate teaching in solid state chemistry
worldwide.

Solid state chemistry lies at the heart of many significant
scientific advances from recent decades, including the discovery of
high-temperature superconductors, new forms of carbon and countless
other developments in the synthesis, characterisation and
applications of inorganic materials. Looking forward, solid state
chemistry will be crucial for the development of new functional
materials in areas such as energy, catalysis and electronic
materials.

This revised edition of Basic Solid State Chemistry has
been completely rewritten and expanded to present an up-to-date
account of the essential topics and recent developments in this
exciting field of inorganic chemistry. Each section commences with
a gentle introduction, covering basic principles, progressing
seamlessly to a more advanced level in order to present a
comprehensive overview of the
subject.


This new Student Edition includes the following updates and
new features:

* Expanded coverage of bonding in solids, including a new section
on covalent bonding and more extensive treatment of metallic
bonding.

* Synthetic methods are covered extensively and new topics
include microwave synthesis, combinatorial synthesis,
mechano-synthesis, atomic layer deposition and spray
pyrolysis.

* Revised coverage of electrical, magnetic and optical
properties, with additional material on semiconductors, giant and
colossal magnetoresistance, multiferroics, LEDs, fibre optics and
solar cells, lasers, graphene and quasicrystals.

* Extended chapters on crystal defects and characterisation
techniques.

* Published in full colour to aid comprehension.

* Extensive coverage of crystal structures for important families
of inorganic solids is complemented by access to CrystalMaker®
visualization software, allowing readers to view and rotate over
100 crystal structures in three dimensions.

* Solutions to exercises and supplementary lecture material are
available online.

Solid State Chemistry and its Applications, 2nd Edition:
Student Edition is a must-have textbook for any undergraduate
or new research worker studying solid state chemistry.