Solid state chemistry : an introduction

Content: Front Matter....Pages i-xxii An introduction to simple crystal structures....Pages 1-78 X-ray diffraction....Pages 79-116 Preparative methods....Pages 117-135 Bonding in solids and electronic properties....Pages 136-158 Defects and non-stoichiometry....Pages 159-218 Low-dimensional solids....Pages 219-237 Zeolites and related structures....Pages 238-272 Optical properties of solids....Pages 273-293 Magnetic and dielectric properties....Pages 294-322 Superconductivity....Pages 323-341 Back Matter....Pages 342-379 This text provides an introduction to solid state chemistry for first and second year undergraduates. There are new chapters on X-ray diffraction and on preparative methods. A discussion of symmetry elements has been included. Other additions include an introduction to ALPOs and to clay minerals.