Structure and Bonding in Crystalline Materials [Paperback]

A graduate level textbook for materials scientists that describes the established principles of crystallography and bonding.One of the motivating questions in materials research today is, how can elements be combined to produce a solid with specified properties? This book describes established principles of crystallography and bonding that are needed to address the fundamental relationship between structure and cohesion in crystalline solids. Containing a large number of worked examples, exercises, and detailed descriptions of crystal structures, this book is primarily intended as a graduate level textbook for students of materials science. It will also be useful to scientists and engineers who work with solid materials.One of the motivating questions in materials research today is, how can elements be combined to produce a solid with specified properties? This book describes established principles of crystallography and bonding that are needed to address the fundamental relationship between structure and cohesion in crystalline solids. Containing a large number of worked examples, exercises, and detailed descriptions of crystal structures, this book is primarily intended as a graduate level textbook for students of materials science. It will also be useful to scientists and engineers who work with solid materials.How can elements be combined to produce a solid with specified properties? This book acquaints readers with the established principles of crystallography and cohesive forces needed to address the fundamental relationship among composition, structure and bonding. Starting with an introduction to periodic trends, the book discusses crystal structures and the various primary and secondary bonding types, and finishes by describing a number of models for predicting phase stability and structure. Its large number of worked examples, exercises, and detailed descriptions of numerous crystal structures make this an outstanding advanced undergraduate or graduate-levlSƒ