Chemistry of Non-stoichiometric Compounds [Hardcover]

As inorganic materials are put to more and more practical uses--mainly in electric, magnetic, and optical devices--materials scientists must have an increasingly sophisticated understanding of the chemical and physical properties of inorganic compounds. This volume--the first of its kind in twenty years--provides a unified presentation of the chemistry of non-stoichiometric compounds based on statistical thermodynamics and structural inorganic chemistry. Four modern examples of non-stoichiometric compounds--ionic conducting compounds, hydrogen absorbing alloys, magnetic materials, and electrical materials--are discussed in detail. Students and researchers in structural inorganic chemistry, crystallography, materials science, and solid state physics will find this much-needed book both practical and informative.

1. Non-stoichiometric Compounds Derived from Point Defects
2. Non-stoichiometric Compounds Derived from Extended Defects
3. Examples of the Practical Use of Non-stoichiometric Compounds

An attractive characteristic of this book is the integration of discussions of some essential experimental procedures necessary to the field. Further, examples of the types of chemical systems presented are discussed in some detail. This fixes, in the reader's mind, the points developed in concrete and understandable terms. --Journal of the American Chemical Society

This book provides a unified presentation of the chemistry of non-stoichiometric compounds, based on statistical thermodynamics and structural inorganic chemistry. It should be useful to undergraduate students and to researchers interested in solid-state chemistry and physics. --Journal ofChemical Education