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Contents

Preface......................................................................... ix

Chapter 1. WHAT IS MATERIALS CHEMISTRY? .................... 1
1.1 HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVES .................................. 2
1.2 CONSIDERATIONS IN THE DESIGN
OF NEW MATERIALS ........................................... 5
1.3 DESIGN OF NEW MATERIALS THROUGH
A “CRITICAL THINKING” APPROACH ....................... 6

Chapter 2. SOLID-STATE CHEMISTRY............................... 13
2.1 AMORPHOUS VS. CRYSTALLINE SOLIDS ................... 13
2.2 TYPES OF BONDING IN SOLIDS............................... 14
2.2.1 Ionic Solids................................................. 15
2.2.2 Metallic Solids ............................................. 16
2.2.3 Covalent Network Solids .................................. 18
2.2.4 Molecular Solids ........................................... 18
2.3 THE CRYSTALLINE STATE .................................... 22
2.3.1 Crystal Growth Techniques................................ 26
2.3.2 Crystal Structures .......................................... 29
2.3.3 Crystal Symmetry and Space Groups...................... 56
2.3.4 X-Ray Diffraction from Crystalline Solids ................ 65
2.3.5 Crystal Imperfections ...................................... 74
2.3.6 Physical Properties of Crystals ............................ 88
2.3.7 Bonding in Crystalline Solids: Introduction
to Band Theory............................................. 103
2.4 THE AMORPHOUS STATE...................................... 113
2.4.1 Sol-Gel Processing ......................................... 114
2.4.2 Glasses ..................................................... 125
2.4.3 Cementitious Materials .................................... 136
2.4.4 Ceramics ................................................... 139

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