| Description |
1 online resource (xiii, 217 pages) : illustrations |
| Contents |
Cover -- Preface to the Second Edition -- Preface to the First Edition -- Contents -- Chapter-1. The Crystal Structure -- 1.1 Introduction -- 1.2 Crystal Planes and Miller Indices -- 1.3 Diffraction of X-Rays -- 1.3.1 Bragg�s Law of Diffraction -- 1.4 Reciprocal Lattice -- 1.5 Powder Method -- 1.5.1 Debye-Scherrer Method -- 1.5.2 The Powder Diffractometer -- 1.5.3 Indexing the Powder Patterns -- 1.5.4 Use of X-ray Powder Patterns -- 1.6 Crystal Defects -- 1.6.1 Point Defects -- 1.6.2 Defect Equations -- 1.6.3 Vacancy Concentration in a Metal |
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1.6.4 Schottky Defect Concentration in an Ionic Crystal1.6.5 Frenkel Defect Concentration -- 1.6.6 Dislocations -- 1.6.7 Plane Defects or Grain Boundaries -- Suggested Reading -- Chapter-2. Bonding in Solids -- 2.1 Introduction -- 2.2 van der Waals Forces -- 2.3 Covalency -- 2.4 Ionic Bond -- 2.4.1 Effect of Polarization -- 2.4.2 Empirical Lattice Energy Equation -- 2.5 Ionic Radii -- 2.6 Bonding in Metals -- 2.6.1 Pauling�s Valence Bond Method -- 2.7 Types of Solids -- 2.8 Mechanical Properties of Solids -- Suggested Reading |
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Chapter-3. Structure of Solids3.1 Close Packing of Atoms -- 3.2 Structure of Metals -- 3.2.1 Body Centred Cubic Metals -- 3.3 Structure of Binary and Ternary Compounds -- 3.3.1 Octahedral and Tetrahedral Voids -- 3.3.2 Radius Ratio Rule -- 3.4 Structure of Ionic Crystals -- 3.4.1 Crystals with Stoichiometry MX -- 3.4.2 Crystals with Stoichiometry MX2 -- 3.4.3 The Spinel Structure -- 3.4.4 The Perovskite Structure -- 3.4.5 Specific Defect Structures -- Suggested Reading -- Chapter-4. Nonstoichiometry in Solids -- 4.1 Thermodynamic Considerations |
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4.1.1 Oxygen Deficient Oxide4.1.2 Metal Deficient Oxides -- 4.2 Classification of Non-stoichiometry -- 4.2.1 Small Deviation from Stoichiometry -- 4.2.2 Large Deviation from Stoichiometry -- 4.3 Superlattice Ordering of Defects -- 4.4 Shear Structure -- Suggested Reading -- Chapter-5. Phase Transition in Solids -- 5.1 Thermodynamic Considerations -- 5.2 Types of Phase Transitions -- 5.2.1 Order-disorder Transformation -- 5.2.2 Martensitic Transition -- 5.2.3 Polymorphic Transformation -- 5.2.4 Recrystallization -- 5.2.5 Polytypes -- 5.3 Phase Rule |
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5.4 Two-Component System5.4.1 Solid-liquid Phase Diagram -- 5.5 Rate of Phase Transition -- 5.6 Sintering -- 5.7 Growing Single Crystals -- 5.7.1 Practical Methods of Growing Crystals -- Suggested Reading -- Chapter-6. Reactions of Solids -- 6.1 Thermal Decomposition -- 6.1.1 Laws of Nucleation and Growth -- 6.1.2 Some Type I Reactions -- 6.1.3 Reaction between Two Solids -- 6.1.4 Improving Solid-Solid Reactions -- 6.2 Diffusion in Solids -- 6.2.1 Atomic Approach -- 6.2.2 Diffusion Equation -- 6.2.3 The Continuum Method -- Suggested Reading |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Solid state chemistry -- Textbooks
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Organic solid state chemistry.
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Organic solid state chemistry
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Solid state chemistry
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Textbooks
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781906574086 |
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1906574081 |
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