New Trends in Materials Chemistry, 1997
Nato Science Series C: Series, Vol. 498

Materials Chemistry is rapidly emerging as a key component of contemporary science. The strongly interdisciplinary nature of the field requires input from all branches of chemistry, from crystallography, from solid state physics and from computational and theoretical techniques. This book aims to give a coherent survey of the field by considering all the major aspects of the current study of the chemistry of materials. Early chapters emphasise basic principles and techniques. Strong emphasis is given to new techniques and technologies, for example, the opportunities opened up by new synchrotron sources in crystallography, and new computational techniques in simulation studies of complex materials. Characterisation techniques including crystallographic, microscopic and spectroscopic techniques are then described. Key contemporary themes such as atomic transport, reactivity and catalysis are reviewed. Later chapters focus on specific dasses of material, induding solid state ionics, ceramics (induding giant magneto-resistance and high temperature superconducting solids), microporous and molecular materials. We hope that the book provides a snapshot of the scientific and technological challenges in this fast developing field. The editors would like to thank the NATO Scientific Affairs Division for funding the School on which this volume is basedj financial contribution from Johnson Matthey Technology Centre is also gratefully acknowledged. We are most grateful to Mrs Jean Conisbee for all her efforts in preparing the manuscript.

Preface. 1. What is a Material? P. Day. 2. Diffraction Experiments in Materials Science; H. Gies. 3. Structure Determination from Powder Diffraction Data; A.K. Cheetham. 4. Some Applications of Electron Microscopy and Related Techniques in Materials Chemistry; M.À. Alario-Franco. 5. Microcrystalline Materials Characterised by Infrared Spectroscopy; L. Marchese, et al. 6. Solid State NMR Spectroscopy of Non-Integer Spin Nuclei; C.P. Grey. 7. Computer Modelling as a Technique in Materials Chemistry; C.R.A. Catlow. 8. Electronic Structure Methods; E. Wimmer. 9. Mixed Valent Copper and Manganese Oxides: High Tc Superconductors and Colossal Magneto Resistance (CMR) Materials; B. Raveau. 10. Defects and Matter Transport in Solid Materials; A.V. Chadwick, J. Corish. 11. Solid State Ionics; A.V. Chadwick, J. Corish. 12. An Introduction to Molecular Heterogeneous Catalysis; R.A. van Santen, R.J. Gelten. 13. The Changing Face of Modern Catalysis; J.M. Thomas, T. Maschmeyer. 14. The Application of Materials Science in Catalytic Processes: Recent Developments; I.E. Maxwell, P.W. Lednor. 15. Micro- and Meso-Porous Materials as Catalysts; A. Corma, D. Kumar. 16. Developments in Silica-Supported Organometallic Catalysis; T. Maschmeyer, et al. 17. Self-Assembly in Chemical Systems; F.M. Raymo, J.F. Stoddart. 18. Molecular Machines; F.M. Raymo, J.F. Stoddart. Index.

Materials chemistry is a growing interdisciplinary field which interfaces with and draws from many disciplines including solid state chemistry and physics, materials science and crystallography. The book provides a state-of-the-art review of the main techniques and the most topical materials presented by leading workers in the field. The survey of techniques includes in-depth coverage of diffraction, microscopy, NMR and IR spectroscopic methods, and special emphasis is given to the growing role of computational and theoretical techniques. The development of new materials with specific applications is a major feature of contemporary materials chemistry. Later chapters of the book emphasise ionic conductors, superconductors, colossal magneto-resistance materials and catalytic systems (includ