Electronic and Optical Properties of d-Band Perovskites

This is the first text devoted to a comprehensive theory of the solid-state properties of the perovskite family of oxides.

Thomas Wolfram (Author), Sinasi Ellialtioglu (Author)

9780521850537, Cambridge University Press

Hardback, published 5 October 2006

328 pages, 82 b/w illus. 29 tables 69 exercises
25.3 x 18 x 2.1 cm, 0.801 kg

The perovskite family of oxides includes a vast array of insulators, metals, and semiconductors. Current intense scientific interest stems from the large number of diverse phenomena exhibited by these materials including pseudo two-dimensional electronic energy bands, high temperature superconductivity, metal-insulator transitions, piezoelectricity, magnetism, photochromic, and catalytic activity. This book is the first text devoted to a comprehensive theory of the solid-state properties of these fascinating materials. The text includes complete descriptions of the important energy bands, photoemission, surface states, and the chapter on high-temperature superconductors explores the electronic states in typical copper-oxide materials. Theoretical results are compared to experiment and discussed throughout the book. With problem sets included, this is a unified, logical treatment of fundamental perovskite solid-state chemistry which will appeal to graduate students and researchers alike.

1. Discussion of the perovskites
2. N-electron systems
3. Empirical LCAO model
4. LCAO model for cubic perovskites
5. Bands at symmetry points
6. Density of states
7. Optical properties
8. Photoemission from perovskites
9. Surface states on perovskites
10. Distorted perovskites
11. High-temperature superconductors
A. Physical constants
B. The delta function
C. Lattice Green's function
D. Surface and bulk Madelung potentials for the ABO3 structure.

Subject Areas: Electronic devices & materials [TJFD], Materials science [TGM], Inorganic chemistry [PNK]