Solid State Materials Chemistry

A modern and thorough treatment of the field for upper-level undergraduate and graduate courses in materials science and chemistry.

Patrick M. Woodward (Author), Pavel Karen (Author), John S. O. Evans (Author), Thomas Vogt (Author)

9780521873253, Cambridge University Press

Hardback, published 1 April 2021

708 pages
25.3 x 19.6 x 3.6 cm, 1.67 kg

'This excellent book provides a complete resource for both undergraduate and graduate students interested in the fascinating world of functional materials, and promises to become the go-to text for solid state chemistry courses. Each chapter contains numerous examples that demonstrate how the properties relate to the structure of the material, carefully linking theory with practice. The self-contained chapters allow readers to map their own journey.' Brendan Kennedy, University of Sydney

This comprehensive textbook provides a modern, self-contained treatment for upper undergraduate and graduate level students. It emphasizes the links between structure, defects, bonding, and properties throughout, and provides an integrated treatment of a wide range of materials, including crystalline, amorphous, organic and nano- materials. Boxes on synthesis methods, characterization tools, and technological applications distil specific examples and support student understanding of materials and their design. The first six chapters cover the fundamentals of extended solids, while later chapters explore a specific property or class of material, building a coherent framework for students to master core concepts with confidence, and for instructors to easily tailor the coverage to fit their own single semester course. With mathematical details given only where they strengthen understanding, 400 original figures and over 330 problems for hands-on learning, this accessible textbook is ideal for courses in chemistry and materials science.

1. Structures of Crystalline Materials
2. Defects and More Complex Structures
3. Defect Chemistry and Nonstoichiometry
4. Phase Diagrams and Phase Transitions
5. Chemical Bonding
6. Electronic Band Structure
7. Optical Materials
8. Dielectrics and Nonlinear Optical Materials
9. Magnetic Materials
10. Conducting Materials
11. Magnetotransport Materials
12. Superconductivity
13. Energy Materials: Ionic Conductors, Mixed Conductors and Intercalation Chemistry
14. Zeolites, Porous and Framework Materials
15. Amorphous and Disordered Materials.

Subject Areas: Materials science [TGM], Mechanical engineering & materials [TG], Solid state chemistry [PNRS], Physical chemistry [PNR], Condensed matter physics [liquid state & solid state physics PHFC], Materials / States of matter [PHF]