Solid State Chemistry Of Inorganic Materials Viii Volume 1309

Symposium EE, 'Solid-State Chemistry of Inorganic Materials VIII', was held Nov. 29-Dec. 3 at the 2010 MRS Fall Meeting in Boston, Massachusetts. Solid-state chemistry is a truly interdisciplinary field, attracting investigators from chemistry, condensed-matter physics, materials science engineering, ceramics, metallurgy, chemical engineering, and mineralogy/geology. It encompasses synthesis of new materials; preparation of materials in new forms (nanocrystalline, thin-film heterostructures, porous, etc.); investigations of the relationships between composition, structure and properties; as well as the application of cutting-edge characterization methods. The scope and importance of solid-state chemistry has grown not only with the discovery of new materials but also through the advancement of techniques for preparing and studying them, and in advanced computational predictions for structures and properties. The intent of the symposium was to provide researchers from academics, government, and industrial laboratories an interdisciplinary forum for interaction, discussion, and exchange of ideas on recent fundamental advances in solid-state chemistry and their impact on the development and application of inorganic materials.

Solid-state chemistry continues to span and to spawn multiple materials research areas, attracting investigators from chemistry, condensed-matter physics, materials science and engineering, ceramics, chemical engineering, and mineralogy/geology, to name a few. The common challenge is to understand and to predict structures and properties of new materials. As with earlier volumes in this series from the Materials Research Society, the presentations here represent interdisciplinary research from around the world and explore not only recent advances in the solid-state chemistry of inorganic materials, but also their impact on commercial applications. The book covers a broad range of topics, including synthesis and characterization of novel functional materials; design and fabrication of nanostructures and nanomaterials; crystal and structural chemistry; catalysis; gas separation and storage; and magnetic and optical applications. Both theoretical and computational studies of solid-state inorganic materials are featured. Joint presentations with solid-state ionics are also particularly fruitful.

Solid-state chemistry continues to span and to spawn multiple materials research areas, attracting investigators from chemistry, condensed-matter physics, materials science and engineering, ceramics, chemical engineering, and mineralogy/geology, to name a few. The common challenge is to understand and to predict structures and properties of new materials. As with earlier volumes in this series from the Materials Research Society, the presentations here represent interdisciplinary research from around the world and explore not only recent advances in the solid-state chemistry of inorganic materials, but also their impact on commercial applications. The book covers a broad range of topics, including synthesis and characterization of novel functional materials; design and fabrication of nanostructures and nanomaterials; crystal and structural chemistry; catalysis; gas separation and storage; and magnetic and optical applications. Both theoretical and computational studies of solid-state inorganic materials are featured. Joint presentations with solid-state ionics are also particularly fruitful.

Solid-state chemistry is an interdisciplinary field, and these researchers share the common challenge of understanding, controlling, and predicting the structures and properties of solids at the atomic level. This book provides a forum for the presentation of recent advances in the solid-state chemistry of inorganic materials and the impact of these advances on the development of practical applications. Topics include: crystal chemistry of complex systems; dielectrics, crystal chemistry, glasses and electrical transport; transport properties/metal-insulator systems; magnetism and manganates; new materials - meso/nanoporous materials; micro/meso/ nanoporous materials - inorganic/organic hybrids; synthesis, new methods and new materials; solid-state ionics, battery materials, thermopower and optical materials; solid-state ionics, battery materials and energy storage; and thermopower, themal expansion and optical materials. A highlight is a section dedicated to Professor J.M. Honig in recognition of his many contributions to the discipline of solid-state chemistry and his stewardship of the Journal of Solid-State Chemistry.

Since its inception in the mid-twentieth century, solid-state chemistry has matured within the chemical sciences. In the same way that chemistry itself is considered a central science, solid-state chemistry is central in its many relations to physics, in particular to solid-state physics and also to materials science and engineering. There are few problems in materials science or engineering in which the preparation of the material itself is not a central issue and, more often than not, this will be a solid-state chemical problem. For these reasons, it is not surprising that in the technological development of the last century, solid-state chemistry has grown in importance. It is not only a synthesis science, it is also the science of structures, defects, stoichiometry, and physical chemical properties. Most of these are explored in the book. Topics include: metal-to-insulator transition; porous materials; dielectric materials; nanomaterials; synthesis of materials; films and catalytic materials; CMR materials; thermoelectric materials; dielectrics, catalysts, phosphors, films and properties and synthesis and crystal growth.

The challenge to understand, control and predict the structures and properties of solid-state chemistry of inorganic materials has driven this field for over 50 years. However, its scope and importance continues to increase, not only with the discovery of new classes of materials, but also through a deeper understanding of the diverse properties of solids made possible by modern techniques. Contributions to solid-state chemistry are now made by researchers who are active in many fields of study, including materials science and engineering, ceramics, chemistry, chemical engineering, mineralogy/geology, and condensed-matter physics. This book brings these areas together to provide an interdisciplinary presentation and discussion of recent advances in solid-state chemistry of inorganic materials, as well as a review of the impact of their development and applications. Topics include oxides, fluorides, chalcogenides, intermetallics and composites, including colossal magnetic resistance, super-conductivity, ion conductivity, magnetism, ferroelectricity, negative thermal expansion and electronic conductivity in transparent materials.

The importance and scope of solid-state chemistry has grown in response to the continuing challenge to understand, control and predict the structures and properties of solids at the atomic level, and to synthesize new compounds with enhanced physical response. The many successes in the preparation of materials with unique electronic, optical, magnetic and catalytic properties are a clear testament to the vitality and importance of solid-state chemistry to materials research. This book provides an interdisciplinary forum for discussion and exchange of ideas on both the recent advances in solid-state chemistry and their impact on the development and application of inorganic materials. Topics include: chalcogenides; synthesis and reactivity; materials synthesis; theory; optical properties; electronic and magnetic properties; dielectrics and ferroelectrics; solid-state ionics and surfaces and interfaces.