Chemical Approaches to the Synthesis of Inorganic Materials / Edition 1

by C. N. R. Rao

Overview

Chemical approaches to synthesis play a significant role in the development of inorganic materials. Particularly noteworthy are the soft chemical routes which often yield novel, metastable materials. This title outlines the important methods and strategies employed in chemical synthesis of materials.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780470234310
Publisher:	Wiley
Publication date:	03/30/1995
Pages:	102
Product dimensions:	5.60(w) x 8.60(h) x 0.40(d)

About the Author

C. N. R. RAO is Albert Einstein Research Professor at the CSIR Centre of Excellence in Chemistry at the Indian Institute of Science and Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research in Bangalore, India.

Table of Contents

Common Reactions Employed in Synthesis.

Ceramic Procedures.

Precursor Methods.

Combustion Synthesis.

Topochemical Reactions.

Intercalation Chemisty.

Sol-Gel Synthesis.

Ion Exchange Method.

Use of Alkali Media.

Electrochemical Methods.

Nebulized Spray Pyrolysis.

Arc and Skull Methods.

Reactions at High Pressures.

Intergrowth Structures.

Superconducting Cuprates.

Metal Borides, Carbides and Nitrides.

Metal Fluorides.

Metal Silicides, Phosphides, Sulfides and Related Material.

Nanomaterials.

Index.

Editorial Reviews

A monograph examining the different types of reactions and methods employed in the synthesis of organic solid materials, including traditional ceramic procedures; topochemical, intercalation, and ion- exchange reactions; pyrosol process; precursor, combustion, alkali- flux, sol-gel, electrochemical, arc and skull, and high pressure methods; and superconducting cuprates and intergrowth structures. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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