New directions in solid state chemistry

by C. N. R. Rao

In this new edition the authors have taken the opportunity to bring the work completely up to date by the addition of new material on mesoporous materials, fullerenes, molecular magnets, organic conductors and high-temperature superconductors. All of the chapters have been revised with new additional sections. In recent years, solid state chemistry has emerged as a very important element of mainstream chemistry and modern materials science. Students, teachers and researchers of condensed matter science and materials science need to understand the chemistry of solids because this plays a crucial role in determining the properties of materials. An understanding of solid state chemistry is also essential in materials design. For example, innovative ways of preparing unusual solids chemically have been discovered, often giving rise to metastable materials which could not otherwise be made. Many fascinating relationships between the structure and properties of solids that help in the design