Structure of Materials
An Introduction to Crystallography, Diffraction and Symmetry

A new edition of the highly readable textbook applying the fundamentals of crystallography, symmetry and diffraction to a range of materials.

Marc De Graef (Author), Michael E. McHenry (Author)

9781107005877, Cambridge University Press

Hardback, published 8 October 2012

768 pages, 411 b/w illus. 90 tables 96 exercises
25.4 x 19.5 x 4.1 cm, 1.87 kg

This highly readable, popular textbook for upper undergraduates and graduates comprehensively covers the fundamentals of crystallography and symmetry, applying these concepts to a large range of materials. New to this edition are more streamlined coverage of crystallography, additional coverage of magnetic point group symmetry and updated material on extraterrestrial minerals and rocks. New exercises at the end of chapters, plus over 500 additional exercises available online, allow students to check their understanding of key concepts and put into practice what they have learnt. Over 400 illustrations within the text help students visualise crystal structures and more abstract mathematical objects, supporting more difficult topics like point group symmetries. Historical and biographical sections add colour and interest by giving an insight into those who have contributed significantly to the field. Supplementary online material includes password-protected solutions, over 100 crystal structure data files, and Powerpoints of figures from the book.

1. Materials and materials properties
2. The periodic table and bonds
3. What is a crystal structure?
4. Crystallographic computations
5. Lattice planes
6. Reciprocal space
7. Additional crystallographic computations
8. Symmetry in crystallography
9. Point groups
10. Plane groups and space groups
11. X-ray diffraction: geometry
12. X-ray diffraction: intensities
13. Other diffraction techniques
14. About crystal structures and diffraction patterns
15. Non-crystallographic point groups
16. Periodic and aperiodic things
17. Metallic structures I
18. Metallic structures II
19. Metallic structures III: quasicrystals
20. Metallic structures IV: amorphous metals
21. Ceramic structures I
22. Ceramic structures II: high temperature superconductors
23. Ceramic structures III: terrestrial and extraterrestrial minerals
24. Molecular solids and biological materials.

Subject Areas: Materials science [TGM], Crystallography [PNT], Solid state chemistry [PNRS], Condensed matter physics [liquid state & solid state physics PHFC]