New directions in solid state chemistry /
C.N.R. Rao and J. Gopalakrishnan.
- 2nd ed.
- Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, c1997.
- xv, 549 p. : ill. ; 26 cm.
- Cambridge solid state science series. .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
1. Structure of solids : old and new facets -- 2. New and improved methods of characterization -- 3. Preparative strategies -- 4. Phase transitions -- 5. New light on an old problem : defects and nonstoichiometry -- 6. Structure-property relations -- 7. Fashioning solids for specific purposes : aspects of materials design -- 8. Reactivity of solids.