25 Appendix A: Interplanar Spacings and Unit Cell Volumes
26 Appendix B: Model Building Equipment Needed Sphere Packing Arrangements
27 Appendix C: Geometrical Considerations in Crystal Chemistry Notes on the Geometry of Tetrahedra and Octahedra
28 Appendix D: The Elements and Some of Their Properties
29 Appendix E: The 32 Crystallographic Point Groups
30 Appendix F: The Arrhenius Equation for Ionic Conductivity Reference
31 Appendix G: A Guide to the Use of Electrode Potentials
32 Further Reading General Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Chapter 3 Chapter 4 Chapter 5 Chapter 6 Chapter 7 Chapter 8 Chapter 9 Chapter 10 Chapter 11 Chapter 12 Chapter 13 Chapter 14 Chapter 15 Chapter 16
33 Questions Questions
34 Index
List of Tables
1 Chapter 1Table 1.1 The seven crystal systems Table 1.2 Symmetry elements Table 1.3 Structures, unit cell dimensions, and metallic radii of some comm...Table 1.4 Some close packed structures Table 1.5 Some structures built of space‐filling polyhedra Table 1.6 The M–M distance between MX4 or MX6 groups sharing X atom(s)...Table 1.7 Two ways to describe the antifluorite structure Table 1.8 Some compounds with the NaCl structure, a/Å Table 1.9 Some compounds with the zinc blende (sphalerite) structure, a/Å...Table 1.10 Some compounds with fluorite or antifluorite structure, a/Å...Table 1.11 Calculation of interatomic distances in some simple structures Table 1.12 Some compounds with the wurtzite structure Table 1.13 Some compounds with the NiAs structure Table 1.14 Some compounds with the CsCl structure Table 1.15 Some compounds with the rutile structure Table 1.16 Some compounds with the CdI2 structure Table 1.17 Some compounds with the CdCl2 structure Table 1.18 Some compounds with the perovskite structure Table 1.19 Perovskites: some composition–property correlations Table 1.20 Some compounds with the ReO3 structure Table 1.21 Some compounds with the tetragonal tungsten bronze, TTB, structu...Table 1.22 Some compounds with the spinel structure Table 1.23 Some compounds with the olivine structure Table 1.24 Some compounds with corundum‐related structures Table 1.25 Examples of A, B, X combinations in garnets Table 1.26 Some compounds with the K2NiF4 structure Table 1.27 Relation between chemical formula and silicate anion structure Table 1.28 Point symmetry elements Table 1.29 The thirty‐two point groups Table 1.30 Coordinates and labelling of equivalent positions in space group...
2 Chapter 2Table 2.1 Predominant point defects in various ionic crystals
3 Chapter 3Table 3.1 Electrostatic bond strengths of some cations Table 3.2 Allowed and unallowed combinations of corner‐sharing oxide polyhe...Table 3.3 Minimum radius ratios Table 3.4 Structures and radius ratios of oxides MO2 Table 3.5 Madelung constants for some simple structures Table 3.6 Some lattice energies in kJ mol−1; all have rock salt structure...Table 3.7 Thermochemical radii (Å) of complex anions Table 3.8 Lattice energies (kJ mol−1) of silver halides Table 3.9 Enthalpies of formation (kJ mol−1) of some hypothetical (*) and r...Table 3.10 Non‐polar covalent radii Table 3.11 Partial charge on oxygen in some solid oxides Table 3.12 Partial charge and radius of the chlorine atom in some solid chl...Table 3.13 d‐electron configurations in octahedrally coordinated metal atom...Table 3.14 Crystal field stabilisation energies (kJ mol−1) estimated for tr...Table 3.15 Values of the γ parameter of some spinels Table 3.16 Coordination numbers and geometries Table 3.17 Orbital hybridisation and resulting shapes Table 3.18 Band gaps of Group IV elements Table 3.19 Band gaps (eV) of some inorganic solidsa
4 Chapter 4Table 4.1 Different forms of inorganic solids, e.g. alumina, Al2O3 Table 4.2 Examples of intercalation compounds Table 4.3 Synthesis of BiFeO3 by chimie douce methods Table 4.4 Diamond coatings, their properties and possible areas of applicat...Table 4.5 High‐pressure polymorphism of some simple solids
5 Chapter 5Table 5.1 Comparison of a molecular substance, toluene, C6H5CH3, and a non‐...Table 5.2 X‐ray wavelengths (Å) of commonly used target materials...Table 5.3 X‐ray powder diffraction patterns for potassium halides Table 5.4 Calculated d‐spacings for an orthorhombic cell, for a = 3.0, b = ...Table 5.5 Systematic absences due to lattice type Table 5.6 Structure–factor calculations for CaF2: powder XRD Table 5.7 Systematic absences associated with space symmetry elements and l...
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