C N R Rao
Blackwell Science,1993 [ISBN 0632033851]
One of the major new directions in chemical
sciences is related to advance materials. An increasingly important
role is played by the chemist in the development of advanced materials
such as ceramics, metals, organics, inorganics, polymers and a variety
of other substances in various states of aggregation and with diverse
perspectives and applications. Tailor-making materials of the desired
structure and properties is an important facet of the chemistry of advanced
materials and whilst it is not possible, in a
manageable volume, to cover all classes of materials or all the aspects
of any given family of materials, the editor has chosen a selection
of topics which provide the flavour of this important area of chemistry
with all its facets. The articles included in this new monograph provide
an up-to-date survey of the important aspects of modern materials. Chemistry
of Advanced Materials firmly establishes this area of chemistry as a
part of mainstream chemistry and provides students, teachers and practitioners
with a valuable reference resource.
* published to focus the attention of the chemical community to the
important role played by chemists in the design and development of materials
*a selection of typical topics provides an overview of the chemistry
of advanced materials with all its facets
* a valuable resource for students, teachers and practitioners
* firmly establishes the chemistry of advanced materials as a part of
mainstream chemistry
*the editor is a past-president of the International Union of Pure and
Applied Chemistry and enjoys a worldwide reputation.
Contents
Sol-gel route for materials synthesis; Combustion:
New manifestations of an ancient process; Synthesis of oxide materials;
The pyrosol process of the pyrolysis of an ultrasonically generated
aerosol; Ferroelectric tungsten bronze oxides - a case study of optoelectronic
materials; Rapidly solidified magnetic materials; Superconducting materials;
Nitride ceramics; Principles of the shape memory effect in
nickel-titanium; Nanomaterials; Extended molecular electronic materials;
Functionalized polymeric materials for electronics and optics; Molecular
Electronics: Status and Prospects;Diamond thin films; Catalysts and
adsorbents; Composite thermistors;
Amorphous materials
205 illustrations
416 pages
© 1998 Blackwell Science
Ltd